Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 27, 2025 (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Priority Collateral Trustee).
Term ends Oct 11, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 20, 2036
Held by Vivint, Inc.
Filed Jul 7, 2017 as application 15/644,440 · Granted Dec 8, 2020
Base term plus 144 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016
Term ends
Oct 11, 2036
Oct 11, 2036
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Dec 8, 2020
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
144
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
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 144 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is 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 May 20, 2016, when application 15/160,979, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 7, 2017) | May 20, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +144 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 11, 2036 | 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 | Oct 11, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,870,694 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US 10,522,013 | In force Nov 2036 | Nov 2036 |
| Application PCT/US2017/028507 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,861,305 | this patent Oct 2036 | Oct 2036 |
| Application PCT/US2017/062620 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,183,037 | In force Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2017 Reel 42935, frame 221 | Gordon-carroll, Clint Huson | Vivint, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 Reel 47024, frame 48 | Vivint, Inc. | Bank of America N.A. | Suppl. No. 2 Security Agreement |
| 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 824 | 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 |
| 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
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Oct 2036
Term ends Oct 11, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 144 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
85
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 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.