Also listed on TiVo Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 20, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 20, 2026
Held by Adeia Media Holdings Inc.
Filed Sep 23, 2014 as application 14/493,947 · Granted Sep 11, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 20, 2006
Nov 20, 2006
Term ends
Nov 20, 2026
Nov 20, 2026
Granted
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
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4
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 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 Nov 20, 2006, when application 11/561,541, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 23, 2014) | Nov 20, 2026 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 20, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,897,622 | In force Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| US 10,074,395 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 10,978,106 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 11,527,263 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2017 Reel 43981, frame 420 | Kirsche, Richard | Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 30, 2017 Reel 43981, frame 445 | Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC | Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | Merger |
| Dec 3, 2020 Reel 54588, frame 731 | Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | TiVo Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 3, 2023 Reel 63529, frame 272 | Adeia Guides Inc.; Adeia Imaging LLC; Adeia Media Holdings LLC; Adeia Media Solutions Inc.; Adeia Semiconductor Advanced Technologies Inc.; Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.; Adeia Semiconductor Inc.; Adeia Semiconductor Solutions LLC; Adeia Semiconductor Technologies LLC; Adeia Solutions LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 1, 2024 Reel 69083, frame 230 | TiVo Corporation | TiVo LLC | Change of Name |
| Oct 1, 2024 Reel 69083, frame 311 | TiVo LLC | Adeia Media Holdings LLC | Change of Name |
| Mar 31, 2026 Reel 75303, frame 717 | Adeia Media Holdings LLC | Adeia Media Holdings Inc. | Change of Name |
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Nov 2026
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