Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 27, 2026 (TCW Asset Management Company LLC).
Term ends Nov 4, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 4, 2031
Held by Ipc Systems, Inc.
Filed Jun 11, 2020 as application 16/899,017 · Granted Mar 15, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Nov 4, 2011
Nov 4, 2011
Term ends
Nov 4, 2031
Nov 4, 2031
Granted
Mar 15, 2022
Mar 15, 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
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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 4, 2011, when application 13/289,798, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 11, 2020) | Nov 4, 2031 | 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 4, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,805,094 | In force Jun 2033 | Jun 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2012/061276 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,719,518 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 11,275,745 | this patent Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2021 Reel 56254, frame 769 | Miller, Mark Anthony; Calvin, Theodore O.; O'donnell, Matthew John | Ipc Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 22, 2021 Reel 57884, frame 381 | Ipc Systems, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC | Security Interest |
| Mar 11, 2026 Reel 75090, frame 164 | Ipc Systems, Inc. | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Security Interest |
| Oct 27, 2026 Reel 76521, frame 140 | Ipc Systems, Inc. | TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 30, 2026 Reel 76579, frame 182 | HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Ipc Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Nov 2031
Term ends Nov 4, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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