Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 28, 2026 (VCP Capital Markets, LLC).
Term ends Jul 25, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 25, 2036
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Videoamp, LLC
Filed Nov 21, 2025 as application 19/397,727 · Granted Jul 28, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Jul 25, 2016
Jul 25, 2016
Term ends
Jul 25, 2036
Jul 25, 2036
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
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.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 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. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 Jul 25, 2016, when application 15/219,264, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 21, 2025); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jul 25, 2036 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 25, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,980,011 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| US 12,184,946 | In force Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
| Application 19/007,242 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 12,695,960 | this patent Jul 2036 | Jul 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 Reel 74212, frame 504 | Ray, Debajyoti; McCray, Ross; Gullo, David; Prasad, Jay | Videoamp, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's 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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Jul 2036
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