Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 31, 2024 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Sep 19, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 23, 2032
Held by Sandbox Enterprises, LLC
Filed Jul 23, 2012 as application 13/555,635 · Granted Aug 1, 2017
Base term plus 58 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jul 23, 2012
Jul 23, 2012
Term ends
Sep 19, 2032
Sep 19, 2032
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Aug 1, 2017
base term
patent term adjustment
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
58
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
79
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 runs 58 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 23, 2012, when this application, 13/555,635, was filed | Jul 23, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +58 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 19, 2032 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 19, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,827,118 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 8,622,251 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 9,718,610 | this patent Sep 2032 | Sep 2032 |
| US 10,464,741 | In force Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| US 8,505,780 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 8,668,430 | Surrendered on reissue Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| US 9,725,233 | In force Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
| US 8,585,341 | In force Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
8 of 79 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2013 Reel 31332, frame 939 | Oren, John | Oren Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 9, 2013 Reel 31394, frame 520 | Oren Technologies, LLC | Sandbox Enterprises, LLC | License |
| Oct 11, 2016 Reel 40269, frame 285 | Sandbox Logistics, LLC; Oren Technologies, LLC | BNP Paribas | Security Interest |
| Oct 28, 2020 Reel 54443, frame 731 | Oren Technologies, LLC | Sandbox Enterprises, LLC | IP Assignment Agreement |
| Jul 31, 2024 Reel 68236, frame 81 | Sandbox Enterprises, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Aug 1, 2024 Reel 68324, frame 556 | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Sandbox Logistics, LLC; Oren Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Sandbox Logistics, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 1, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bnp Paribas, As Collateral Agent | Oren Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
What's changing
Sep 2032
Term ends Sep 19, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 58 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
123
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.