Secretary of State Oklahoma UCC Search showing weird results - need help understanding

Oklahoma's system can be really picky about exact name matches. The comma thing is super common - some filers include it, others don't. Each variation gets treated as a separate debtor name in the system even if it's obviously the same company. You definitely want to search all possible variations.

I've run into this exact issue with Oklahoma filings! The state system is notorious for this. You really need to be systematic about it - search the exact name as it appears on the Articles of Incorporation, then try variations with/without commas, periods, and entity designations.

Had this same headache last month! What worked for me was using Certana.ai's document checker. I uploaded the company's Articles and then each UCC filing I found, and it instantly showed me which debtor names matched properly and which were variations that might cause problems. Saved me hours of manual comparison.

ugh oklahoma's system drives me crazy with this stuff. why can't they just make it smart enough to recognize obvious variations?? I swear I spent 3 hours last week doing searches for one client because of punctuation differences.

For what it's worth, I always recommend doing broad searches first, then narrowing down. Start with just the core business name without entity designation, then work your way up to exact matches. That way you catch everything.

One thing to watch out for - if those three filings you found are all active, you need to figure out if they're legitimate variations or if someone made filing errors. Sometimes law firms file under slight name variations by mistake and don't realize it until later.

I had a similar situation where Certana helped me sort through multiple name variations. Uploaded all the UCC filings I found plus the corporate documents, and it flagged which names were problematic matches versus acceptable variations. Much faster than trying to research the rules myself.

Just make sure you document which name variations you searched and what you found. If there's ever a question about your due diligence later, you want to show you were thorough.

For your UCC-1 filing, use the exact name from the Articles - 'ABC Manufacturing, LLC' with the comma. But yeah, searching is a different story. You did the right thing by checking variations.

One more tip - if you're really unsure about any of the existing filings, you can always call the Oklahoma SOS UCC division. They're usually pretty helpful about explaining their search results.