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US 9,647,897 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 3, 2026 (Blue Owl Capital Corporation).

Term ends Aug 20, 2034 · High confidence

Filed Aug 20, 2014 as application 14/464,572 · Granted May 9, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
Aug 20, 2014
Term ends
Aug 20, 2034
Granted
May 9, 2017
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 20, 2014, when this application, 14/464,572, was filedAug 20, 2034High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 20, 2034High confidence

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US 9,647,897this patent
Aug 2034
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US 9,935,847In force
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Aug 20, 2014
Reel 33576, frame 895
Halmstad, Richard Zachary; Hengels, Bryan Christopher; Anderson, Matthew John; Yohnk, Ryan BrentJamf Software, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 24, 2017
Reel 42084, frame 891
Jamf Software, LLCJamf Software, LLCChange of Address of Assignee
Nov 14, 2017
Reel 44751, frame 193
Jamf Software, LLCGolub Capital Markets LLC, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Jul 27, 2020
Reel 53319, frame 689
Golub Capital Markets LLCJamf Software, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jul 27, 2020
Reel 53320, frame 496
Jamf Software, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as AgentSecurity Interest
May 3, 2024
Reel 67304, frame 42
Jamf Software, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
May 3, 2024
Reel 67309, frame 366
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Jamf Software, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 053320/0496
Jan 30, 2026
Reel 73647, frame 447
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as AgentJamf Software, LLC; Wandera, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 30, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as AgentJamf Software, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 30, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as AgentWandera, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 3, 2026
Reel 75025, frame 447
Jamf Software, LLCBlue Owl Capital Corporation, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement

Sources

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