Also listed on Efficient Channel Coding, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 9, 2012 (Union Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Jan 4, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 4, 2024
Held by Viasat, Inc.
Filed Aug 4, 2004 as application 10/910,868 · Granted Sep 16, 2008
Base term plus 883 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2027
Clock starts
Aug 4, 2004
Aug 4, 2004
Term ends
Jan 4, 2027
Jan 4, 2027
Granted
Sep 16, 2008
Sep 16, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
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
883
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
2
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 runs 883 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 4, 2004, when this application, 10/910,868, was filed | Aug 4, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +883 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 4, 2027 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 4, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,426,242 | this patent Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| US 7,634,023 | Term ended Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
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 4, 2004 Reel 15664, frame 578 | Thesling, William H. | Efficient Channel Coding, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 15, 2007 Reel 18895, frame 334 | Efficient Channel Coding, Inc. | Viasat, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2012 Reel 28184, frame 152 | Viasat, Inc. | Union Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Mar 27, 2019 Reel 48715, frame 589 | Viasat, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Trustee | Security Interest |
| Mar 7, 2022 Reel 59332, frame 558 | Viasat, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Jun 1, 2023 Reel 63822, frame 446 | Viasat, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2027
Term ends Jan 4, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 883 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
94
later US patents cite this one
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