Exhibit B


 


Patent Security Agreement


 


Patent Security Agreement,
dated as of February 13, 2014, by DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Pledgor”), in
favor of FORTRESS CREDIT CO LLC, in its capacity as collateral agent pursuant to the Investment Agreement (in such capacity, the
“Collateral Agent”).


 


Witnesseth:


 


Whereas,
the Pledgor is party to a Security Agreement of even date herewith (the “Security Agreement”) in favor of the
Collateral Agent pursuant to which the Pledgor is required to execute and deliver this Patent Security Agreement;


 


Now,
Therefore, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
to enter into the Investment Agreement, the Pledgor hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent as follows:


 


SECTION 1. Defined
Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Security Agreement and used herein have the meaning given to them
in the Security Agreement.


 


SECTION 2. Grant of
Security Interest in Patent Collateral. The Pledgor hereby pledges and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Parties a lien on and security interest in and to all of its right, title and interest in, to and under all the following
Collateral:


 


(a)            registered
Patents and applications of the Pledgor listed on Schedule I attached hereto; and


 


(b)            all
Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.


 


SECTION 3. Security
Agreement. The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Patent Security Agreement are granted in
conjunction with the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement, and Pledgor hereby
acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interests in the Patents
made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated
by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. In the event that any provision of this Patent Security Agreement is deemed to
conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall control.


 


SECTION 4. Counterparts.
This Patent Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument,
and any party hereto may execute this Patent Security Agreement by signing and delivering one or more counterparts. Delivery of
an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Patent Security Agreement by telecopier or other electronic transmission (i.e.
a “pdf” or “tif” document) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Patent
Security Agreement.


 


[signature page follows]


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


In
Witness Whereof, the Pledgor has caused this Patent Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized
offer as of the date first set forth above.


 


	 	Very truly yours,	 
	 	 	 
	 	DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC.	 
	 	as Pledgor	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Ronaldi	 
	 	 	Name: Jeffrey Ronaldi	 
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer	 


 


	Accepted and Agreed:

                     
	 
	FORTRESS CREDIT CO LLC,	 
	as Collateral Agent	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Constantine M. Dakolias	 
	 	Name:	Constantine M. Dakolias	 
	 	Title:	President	 



 


 


[Signature Page to Patent Security Agreement]


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


SCHEDULE I

to

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

PATENT REGISTRATIONS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS


 


Patent Registrations:


 


	owner	 	registration

number	 	

title
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	5,686,223	 	Method for Reduced Pitch Lithography
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	5,652,084	 	Method for Reduced Pitch Lithography
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	5,695,924	 	Metal Plug Local Interconnect
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	5,401,691	 	Method of Fabrication an Inverse Open Frame Alignment Mark
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	6,066,555	 	Method for Eliminating Lateral Spacer Erosion on Enclosed Contact Topographies During RF Sputter Cleaning
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	6,784,552	 	Structure Having Reduced Lateral Spacer Erosion
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	5,503,962	 	Chemical-Mechanical Alignment Mark and Method of Fabrication
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	5,675,178	 	No-Bond Integrated Circuit Inputs
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	5,913,712	 	Scratch Reduction in Semiconductor Circuit Fabrication Using Chemical-Mechanical Polishing


 


Patent Applications:





	owner	 	

Application

number	 	

title
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	08/361,595	 	Method for Reduced Pitch Lithography
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	08/510,717	 	Method for Reduced Pitch Lithography
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	08/561,951	 	Method for Plug Local Interconnect
	DSS Technology Management, Inc.	 	08/512,771	 	Scratch Reduction in Semiconductor Circuit Fabrication Using Chemical-Mechanical Polishing