Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 22, 2022 (Silicon Valley Bank).
Term ends Jul 31, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 31, 2035
Held by Locus Robotics Corp.
Filed Jul 31, 2015 as application 14/815,246 · Granted Sep 12, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Jul 31, 2015
Jul 31, 2015
Term ends
Jul 31, 2035
Jul 31, 2035
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
Sep 12, 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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 31, 2015, when this application, 14/815,246, was filed | Jul 31, 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 | 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 | Jul 31, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,758,305 | this patent Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| Application PCT/US2016/044985 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,019,015 | In force 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2015 Reel 37314, frame 953 | Scenic Technology Corporation | Locus Robotics Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 21, 2016 Reel 40655, frame 853 | Johnson, Mike; Powers, Bradley; Welty, Bruce; Johnson, Sean | Scenic Technology Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 22, 2022 Reel 60402, frame 874 | Locus Robotic Corp. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2024 Reel 69386, frame 647 | Locus Robotics Corp. | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Security Interest |
| Dec 11, 2024 Reel 69589, frame 575 | Locus Robotics Corp. | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Receiving Party Data Previously Recorded on Reel 69386 Frame 647. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Dec 19, 2024 Reel 69743, frame 192 | Locus Robotics Corp. | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Reel 007759, Frame 0314 |
| Dec 19, 2024 Reel 69743, frame 206 | Locus Robotics Corp. | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Reel 007759, Frame 0295 |
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What's changing
Jul 2035
Term ends Jul 31, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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