Collateral for a security interest recorded May 22, 2019 (Bspace Investments Limited).
Term ended May 8, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 8, 2026
Held by Zspace, Inc.
Filed Mar 18, 2016 as application 15/074,233 · Granted Jun 20, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended May 8, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 8, 2006
May 8, 2006
Term ended
May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
Granted
Jun 20, 2017
Jun 20, 2017
base term
after the term ends
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
4
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 8, 2006, when application 11/429,829, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 18, 2016) | May 8, 2026 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 8, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,907,167 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| US 8,717,423 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 9,292,962 | Term ended Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| US 9,684,994 | this patent May 2026 | May 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2016 Reel 38029, frame 909 | Vesely, Michael A.; Clemens, Nancy L.; Gray, Alan S. | Zspace, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 2, 2018 Reel 44985, frame 721 | Zspace, Inc. (F/K/A Infinite Z, Inc.) | Runway Growth Credit Fund Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 8, 2019 Reel 49113, frame 898 | Runway Growth Credit Fund Inc. | Zspace, Inc. (F/K/A Infinite Z, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| May 22, 2019 Reel 49259, frame 533 | Zspace, Inc. | Bspace Investments Limited | Security Interest |
| Sep 17, 2021 Reel 57651, frame 222 | Zpace, Inc. | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Feb 6, 2023 Reel 62640, frame 162 | East West Bank | Zspace, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 14, 2025 Reel 70826, frame 887 | Zspace, Inc. | 3I, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Oct 15, 2026 Reel 76730, frame 227 | Zspace, Inc. | Vection Technologies Ltd. | Security Interest |
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