Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 30, 2021 (Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.).
Term ends Nov 13, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 13, 2032
Held by Gogo Business Aviation LLC
Filed Aug 12, 2019 as application 16/538,013 · Granted Jan 4, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Nov 13, 2012
Nov 13, 2012
Term ends
Nov 13, 2032
Nov 13, 2032
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Jan 4, 2022
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 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.
4
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 2 maintenance fees is 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 13, 2012, when application 13/675,200, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 12, 2019) | Nov 13, 2032 | 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 13, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,382,555 | In force Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2013/069529 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,218,545 | this patent Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US 11,553,042 | In force Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2019 Reel 50027, frame 81 | Wahler, Ronald A. | Gogo LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 23, 2020 Reel 52476, frame 926 | Gogo LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 15, 2020 Reel 53782, frame 669 | Gogo LLC | Gogo Business Aviation LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 30, 2021 Reel 56106, frame 471 | Gogo Business Aviation LLC | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 4, 2021 Reel 56129, frame 546 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Gogo LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 6, 2021 Reel 56153, frame 33 | U.S. Bank National Association | Gogo LLC; Gogo Business Aviation LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Collateral |
| May 6, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association | Gogo LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Collateral |
| May 6, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association | Gogo Business Aviation LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Collateral |
| Dec 3, 2024 Reel 69479, frame 335 | Gogo Business Aviation LLC | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
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Nov 2032
Term ends Nov 13, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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