Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 17, 2025 (Alter Domus (US) LLC).
Term ends Jul 6, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 6, 2035
Held by Peerless Network, Inc.
Filed Jan 13, 2016 as application 14/994,922 · Granted Oct 18, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Jul 6, 2015
Jul 6, 2015
Term ends
Jul 6, 2035
Jul 6, 2035
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Oct 18, 2016
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,264,944, to Jul 6, 2035. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
2
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 6, 2015, when application 14/792,049, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 13, 2016) | Jul 6, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,264,944) | resolves to Jul 6, 2035, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 6, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,264,944 | In force Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| US 9,473,992 | this patent Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2016 Reel 37489, frame 563 | Brewer, James E. | Peerless Network, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 14, 2016 Reel 40734, frame 883 | Peerless Network, Inc.; Airus, Inc.; Airus Cloud Communications, LLC; Airus Virginia, Inc.; Peerless Atlanta Data Center, LLC; Peerless Chicago Datacenter, LLC; Peerless Enterprise Cloud Services, LLC; Peerless Network of Alabama, LLC; Peerless Network of Arizona, LLC; Peerless Network of Arkansas, LLC; Peerless Network of California, LLC; Peerless Network of Colorado, LLC; Peerless Network of Connecticut, LLC; Peerless Network of Delaware, LLC; Peerless Network of Florida, LLC; Peerless Network of Georgia, LLC; Peerless Network of Hawaii, LLC; Peerless Network of Idaho, LLC; Peerless Network of Illinois, LLC; Peerless Network of Indiana, LLC; Peerless Network of Iowa, LLC; Peerless Network of Kansas, LLC; Peerless Network of Kentucky, LLC; Peerless Network of Louisiana, LLC; Peerless Network of Maine, LLC; Peerless Network of Maryland, LLC; Peerless Network of Massachusetts, LLC; Peerless Network of Michigan, LLC; Peerless Network of Minnesota, LLC; Peerless Network of Mississippi, LLC; Peerless Network of Missouri, LLC; Peerless Network of Montana, LLC; Peerless Network of Nebraska, LLC; Peerless Network of Nevada, LLC; Peerless Network of New Hampshire, LLC; Peerless Network of New Jersey, Limited Liability Company; Peerless Network of New Mexico, LLC; Peerless Network of New York, LLC; Peerless Network of North Carolina, LLC; Peerless Network of North Dakota, LLC; Peerless Network of Ohio, LLC; Peerless Network of Oklahoma, LLC; Peerless Network of Oregon, LLC; Peerless Network of Pennsylvania, LLC; Peerless Network of Rhode Island, LLC; Peerless Network of South Carolina, LLC; Peerless Network of South Dakota, LLC; Peerless Network of Tennessee, LLC; Peerless Network of Texas, LLC; Peerless Network of the District of Columbia, LLC; Peerless Network of Utah, LLC; Peerless Network of Vermont, LLC; Peerless Network of Virginia, LLC; Peerless Network of Washington, LLC; Peerless Network of West Virginia, LLC; Peerless Network of Wisconsin, LLC; Peerless Network of Wyoming, LLC; Peerless Network Real Estate Holdings, LLC; Wavenation, LLC; Peerless Network Holdings, Inc. | Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 31, 2018 Reel 46275, frame 811 | Peerless Network, Inc.; Wavenation, LLC | Fifth Third Bank | Intellectual Property Securtity Agreement |
| May 31, 2018 Reel 46276, frame 677 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC | Peerless Network, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 14, 2018 Reel 46367, frame 991 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC | Peerless Network, Inc. | Release of Security Interests in Intellectual Property |
| Jun 7, 2019 Reel 49409, frame 91 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC | Peerless Network, Inc. | Release by Secured Party |
| Sep 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Successor to Fifth Third Bank) | Peerless Network, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Successor to Fifth Third Bank) | Wavenation, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2022 Reel 61065, frame 390 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association (Successor to Fifth Third Bank) | Peerless Network, Inc.; Wavenation, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 17, 2025 Reel 71745, frame 311 | Peerless Network, Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2035
Term ends Jul 6, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,264,944, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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