Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 12, 2016 (The Privatebank and Trust Company).

Term ends Jan 31, 2032 · High confidence

Held by Raffel Systems, LLC

Filed Sep 29, 2015 as application 29/540,928 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Base term, 15 years from grant

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15 years from grant

Term ends Jan 31, 2032

2017 2032

Clock starts
Jan 31, 2017

Term ends
Jan 31, 2032

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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15 years from grant

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Base term, 15 years from grant	Granted Jan 31, 2017	Jan 31, 2032	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	Jan 31, 2032	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
Nov 5, 2015 Reel 36973, frame 560	Seidl, Kenneth G.; Santy, Torrin T.	Raffel Systems, LLC	Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 12, 2016 Reel 40883, frame 956	Raffel Systems, LLC	The Privatebank and Trust Company	Security Interest
Aug 13, 2019 Reel 50040, frame 962	Raffel Systems, LLC	East West Bank	Security Interest
Aug 14, 2019 Reel 50051, frame 361	Cibc Bank USA, as Successor to the Privatebank and Trust Company	Raffel Systems, LLC	Release of Security Interest
Dec 15, 2021 Reel 58518, frame 348	Innovative Motion Technologies, LLC; Raffel Systems, LLC; Micro-Air, LLC	Cibc Bank USA, as Agent	Security Interest
Jun 13, 2022 Reel 60346, frame 177	East West Bank	Raffel Systems, LLC.	Release of Security Interest
May 14, 2024 Reel 67410, frame 134	Raffel Systems, LLC; Micro-Air, LLC; Ma Imt Hold Co., LLC; Check Technology Solutions LLC; Innovative Motion Technologies, LLC	Cibc Bank USA, as Agent	Security Interest
Mar 24, 2026 Reel 75186, frame 544	Raffel Systems, LLC; Micro-Air, LLC; Check Technology Solutions LLC	Twin Brook Capital Partners, LLC, as Agent	Security Interest

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