Collateral for a security interest recorded May 6, 2015 (Suntrust Bank).
Term ends May 21, 2027 · High confidence
Held by Mud Pie, LLC
Filed Nov 15, 2012 as application 29/437,299 · Granted May 21, 2013
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2013
2027
Clock starts
May 21, 2013
May 21, 2013
Term ends
May 21, 2027
May 21, 2027
base term
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
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Term adjustment
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14 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted May 21, 2013 | May 21, 2027 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 21, 2027 | High confidence |
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 27, 2012 Reel 29531, frame 854 | Buffington, Barbara | Mud Pie, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 6, 2015 Reel 35571, frame 539 | Mud Pie, LLC | Suntrust Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| May 6, 2015 Reel 35571, frame 598 | Mud Pie, LLC | Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 20, 2017 Reel 42044, frame 592 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC | Mud Pie, LLC | Security Interest |
| Nov 10, 2017 Reel 44094, frame 468 | Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC | Mud Pie, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 28, 2021 Reel 56682, frame 853 | Mud Pie, LLC | Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Jun 28, 2021 Reel 56683, frame 49 | Truist Bank (as Successor by Merger to Suntrust Bank) | Mud Pie, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2021 Reel 56703, frame 412 | Truist Bank (as Successor by Merger to Suntrust Bank), as Administrative Agent for the Lenders | Mud Pie, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2021 Reel 56708, frame 557 | Mud Pie, LLC | Truist Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 25, 2026 Reel 75089, frame 500 | Mud Pie, LLC | BMO Bank N.A. | Security Interest |
| Jun 26, 2026 Reel 75100, frame 388 | Truist Bank | Mud Pie, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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