Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 6, 2023 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Sep 28, 2041 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 28, 2041
Held by Bandwidth, Inc.
Filed Sep 28, 2021 as application 17/487,014 · Granted Apr 12, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Sep 28, 2021
Sep 28, 2021
Term ends
Sep 28, 2041
Sep 28, 2041
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 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 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.
12
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 28, 2021, when this application, 17/487,014, was filed | Sep 28, 2041 | 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 | Sep 28, 2041 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,108,656 | In force Mar 2041 | Mar 2041 |
| US 11,082,814 | In force Apr 2041 | Apr 2041 |
| US 11,159,676 | In force May 2041 | May 2041 |
| US 11,223,553 | In force Jul 2041 | Jul 2041 |
| US 11,474,934 | In force Sep 2041 | Sep 2041 |
| US 11,323,563 | In force Sep 2041 | Sep 2041 |
| US 11,303,752 | this patent Sep 2041 | Sep 2041 |
| US 11,316,975 | In force Dec 2041 | Dec 2041 |
8 of 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2021 Reel 57630, frame 977 | Miles, Nathan; Ashley, Nick | Bandwidth, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 6, 2022 Reel 60112, frame 638 | Bandwidth Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 15, 2023 Reel 62993, frame 767 | Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. (Successor to Silicon Valley Bank), as Agent | Bandwidth Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2023 Reel 64807, frame 346 | Bandwidth Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
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Sep 2041
Term ends Sep 28, 2041. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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