Term ends Sep 21, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 21, 2031
Held by Interblock D.O.O.
Filed May 26, 2016 as application 15/165,151 · Granted Aug 15, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Sep 21, 2011
Sep 21, 2011
Term ends
Sep 21, 2031
Sep 21, 2031
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Aug 15, 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.
3
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 21, 2011, when application 13/238,100, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 26, 2016) | Sep 21, 2031 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 21, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,506,401 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 9,378,615 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 9,734,662 | this patent Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 Reel 64719, frame 441 | Aruze Gaming America, Inc. | Interblock USA L.C. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 2, 2023 Reel 65101, frame 673 | Interblock USA L.C. | Interblock D.O.O. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 17, 2023 Reel 65254, frame 238 | Universal Entertainment Corporation | Aruze Gaming America, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 2, 2023 Reel 65430, frame 971 | Interblock USA L.C. | Acquiom Agency Services LLC | Security Interest |
| Oct 15, 2026 Reel 76684, frame 688 | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral Agent | Interblock USA L.C. | Termination and Release of Grant of Intellectual Property Security Agreements at Reel/Frame No. 65430/0971 |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2031
Term ends Sep 21, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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