Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 28, 2026 (VCP Capital Markets, LLC).
Term ends Jul 25, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 25, 2036
Held by Videoamp, LLC
Filed Jan 13, 2017 as application 15/406,647 · Granted Oct 20, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Jul 25, 2016
Jul 25, 2016
Term ends
Jul 25, 2036
Jul 25, 2036
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Oct 20, 2020
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 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.
14
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jul 25, 2016, when application 15/219,262, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 13, 2017) | Jul 25, 2036 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 25, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,980,010 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| Application PCT/US2017/013569 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,812,870 | this patent Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| Application PCT/US2017/015870 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,136,174 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| US 10,667,020 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| US 11,425,441 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| US 11,463,786 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
8 of 14 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2017 Reel 42647, frame 231 | Ray, Debajyoti; McCray, Ross; Gullo, David; Prasad, Jay | Videoamp, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 21, 2019 Reel 50782, frame 704 | Videoamp, Inc. | Western Alliance Bank, An Arizona Corporation | Security Interest |
| Nov 21, 2019 Reel 51091, frame 465 | Videoamp, Inc. | Western Alliance Bank, An Arizona Corporation | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Correct Assignee Address Previously Recorded at Reel: 050782 Frame: 0704. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 2, 2021 Reel 55112, frame 272 | Videoamp, Inc. | Capital IP Investment Partners LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 25, 2021 Reel 56972, frame 73 | Western Alliance Bank, An Arizona Corporation | Videoamp, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 27, 2021 Reel 56998, frame 48 | Western Alliance Bank | Videoamp, Inc. | Termination of Patent Security Interest |
| Jan 21, 2022 Reel 58722, frame 917 | Videoamp, Inc. | Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 21, 2022 Reel 58724, frame 858 | Capital IP Investment Partners LLC, as Administrative Agent | Videoamp, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2023 Reel 62310, frame 206 | Videoamp, Inc. | Citibank N.A. | Short Form Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 8, 2023 Reel 64530, frame 458 | Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent | Videoamp, Inc. | Release of Intellectual Property Security Interest at Reel/Frame No. 58722/0917 |
| Oct 2, 2023 Reel 65089, frame 122 | Videoamp, Inc. | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Oct 2, 2023 Reel 65091, frame 363 | Citibank, N.a. | Videoamp, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 19, 2024 Reel 67172, frame 199 | Videoamp, Inc. | VCP Capital Markets, LLC | Short-Form Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 24, 2026 Reel 75073, frame 983 | Videoamp, Inc. | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Jul 27, 2026 Reel 76534, frame 488 | Videoamp, Inc. | Videoamp, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 28, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 247 | Videoamp, LLC, (Formerly Known as Videoamp, Inc.) | VCP Capital Markets, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Amendment No. 1 and Supplement to Short-Form Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 28, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 261 | Videoamp, LLC | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Jul 29, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 372 | Videoamp, LLC | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Security Interest |
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Jul 2036
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Citations
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