Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 27, 2025 (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Priority Collateral Trustee).
Term ends Jul 26, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 25, 2034
Held by Vivint, Inc.
Filed Apr 7, 2016 as application 15/093,189 · Granted Nov 13, 2018
Base term plus 92 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Apr 25, 2014
Apr 25, 2014
Term ends
Jul 26, 2034
Jul 26, 2034
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Nov 13, 2018
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
92
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 92 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 25, 2014, when application 14/262,506, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 7, 2016) | Apr 25, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +92 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 26, 2034 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 26, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,274,909 | In force Dec 2035 | Dec 2035 |
| US 10,127,754 | this patent Jul 2034 | Jul 2034 |
| Application PCT/US2017/026135 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,235,822 | In force Apr 2034 | Apr 2034 |
| US 10,657,749 | In force Apr 2034 | Apr 2034 |
| US 12,504,728 | In force Apr 2034 | Apr 2034 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2016 Reel 38221, frame 101 | Child, Michael D.; Zundel, Michelle; Potter, Tanner; Moulton, Scott | Vivint, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 29, 2017 Reel 42110, frame 894 | Vivint, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2017 Reel 42110, frame 947 | Vivint, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 Reel 47029, frame 304 | Vivint, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| May 23, 2019 Reel 49283, frame 566 | Vivint, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Jul 12, 2021 Reel 56832, frame 756 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Vivint, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2024 Reel 69289, frame 468 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Vivint LLC (F/K/A Vivint, Inc.) | Release (REEL 047029/ Frame 0304) |
| Nov 11, 2024 Reel 69334, frame 137 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Vivint, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 049283, Frame 0566 |
| Nov 11, 2024 Reel 69334, frame 86 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Vivint, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 042110, Frame 0894 |
| Feb 27, 2025 Reel 70349, frame 816 | Vivint LLC; Smart Home Pros, Inc.; Vivint Amigo, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Priority Collateral Trustee | After-Acquired Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2034
Term ends Jul 26, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 92 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
57
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.