Term ends no later than Mar 5, 2030 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 5, 2030
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by CommScope Emea Limited
Filed Apr 9, 2020 as application 16/844,216 · Granted Jun 22, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Mar 5, 2010
Mar 5, 2010
Ends no later than
Mar 5, 2030
Mar 5, 2030
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Jun 22, 2021
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
9
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Low. 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 Mar 5, 2010, when application 12/718,818, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 9, 2020); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Mar 5, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Mar 5, 2030 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 8,532,490 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| US 8,929,740 | In force no later than Mar 2030 | no later than Mar 2030 |
| US 9,438,342 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 9,893,813 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 10,135,534 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 10,630,388 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 11,044,014 | this patent no later than Mar 2030 | no later than Mar 2030 |
| US 11,438,070 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
8 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2021 Reel 60752, frame 1 | Arris Solutions, Inc.; Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Wilmington Trust | Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2024 Reel 68107, frame 89 | CommScope Technologies LLC | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68770, frame 460 | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68770, frame 632 | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (TERM) |
| Dec 17, 2024 Reel 69889, frame 114 | Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope Inc., of North Carolina; Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC; Ruckus IP Holdings LLC | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2024 Reel 69743, frame 264 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 068770/0632 |
| Feb 7, 2025 Reel 70149, frame 432 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Release (REEL 068770 / Frame 0460) |
| Feb 7, 2025 Reel 70154, frame 183 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Partial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Feb 7, 2025 Reel 70154, frame 341 | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Partial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 069889/FRAME 0114 |
| Feb 21, 2025 Reel 70290, frame 579 | Tyco Electronics Services GmbH | CommScope Emea Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 21, 2025 Reel 70287, frame 582 | Smith, Trevor D.; Lu, Yu; Kachmar, Wayne M. | ADC Telecommunications, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 21, 2025 Reel 70290, frame 473 | ADC Telecommunications, Inc. | Tyco Electronics Services GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2030
Term ends no later than Mar 5, 2030. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Mar 5, 2030. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2021 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.