Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 28, 2026 (VCP Capital Markets, LLC).
Term ends Jan 14, 2040 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 14, 2040
Held by Videoamp, LLC
Filed Jul 22, 2021 as application 17/383,333 · Granted Sep 9, 2025
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2020
2040
Clock starts
Jan 14, 2020
Jan 14, 2020
Term ends
Jan 14, 2040
Jan 14, 2040
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Sep 9, 2025
base term
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,263,210, to Jan 14, 2040. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
0 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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are 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 Jan 14, 2020, when application 16/742,721, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 22, 2021) | Jan 14, 2040 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 11,263,210) | resolves to Jan 14, 2040, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 14, 2040 | High confidence |
This family
| US 11,301,464 | In force Jun 2040 | Jun 2040 |
| Application PCT/US2021/013484 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 12,411,842 | this patent Jan 2040 | Jan 2040 |
| US 11,263,210 | In force Jan 2040 | Jan 2040 |
| US 12,277,113 | In force Jan 2040 | Jan 2040 |
| Application 19/179,980 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 22, 2021 Reel 56952, frame 889 | McCray, Ross Anthony; Goya, Drew Hiroshi Kanoa; Sankar, Raja Ram; Chun, Leo P. | Videoamp, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 21, 2022 Reel 58722, frame 917 | Videoamp, Inc. | Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2023 Reel 62310, frame 206 | Videoamp, Inc. | Citibank N.A. | Short Form Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 8, 2023 Reel 64530, frame 458 | Hercules Capital, Inc., as Agent | Videoamp, Inc. | Release of Intellectual Property Security Interest at Reel/Frame No. 58722/0917 |
| Oct 2, 2023 Reel 65089, frame 122 | Videoamp, Inc. | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Oct 2, 2023 Reel 65091, frame 363 | Citibank, N.a. | Videoamp, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 19, 2024 Reel 67172, frame 199 | Videoamp, Inc. | VCP Capital Markets, LLC | Short-Form Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 24, 2026 Reel 75073, frame 983 | Videoamp, Inc. | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Jul 27, 2026 Reel 76534, frame 488 | Videoamp, Inc. | Videoamp, LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 28, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 247 | Videoamp, LLC, (Formerly Known as Videoamp, Inc.) | VCP Capital Markets, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Amendment No. 1 and Supplement to Short-Form Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 28, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 261 | Videoamp, LLC | East West Bank | Security Interest |
| Jul 29, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 372 | Videoamp, LLC | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2040
Term ends Jan 14, 2040. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 11,263,210, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
3
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