Also listed on The Directv Group, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 3, 2021 (Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch).
Term ended Nov 4, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 12, 2024
Held by Directv, LLC
Filed Aug 12, 2004 as application 10/918,721 · Granted Apr 21, 2009
Base term plus 814 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Nov 4, 2026
2004
2026
Clock starts
Aug 12, 2004
Aug 12, 2004
Term ended
Nov 4, 2026
Nov 4, 2026
Granted
Apr 21, 2009
Apr 21, 2009
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
814
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.
This patent's term runs 814 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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 Aug 12, 2004, when this application, 10/918,721, was filed | Aug 12, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +814 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 4, 2026 | 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 4, 2026 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2005 Reel 16710, frame 364 | Goodwin, Mark; Westerhoff, David | Digital Networks North America, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 2, 2007 Reel 19908, frame 103 | Bullwinkle, Richard | Digital Networks North America, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 25, 2008 Reel 20550, frame 982 | Digital Networks North America, Inc. | The Directv Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 19, 2008 Reel 21120, frame 793 | Briggs, Adam | Digital Networks North America, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 29, 2021 Reel 57018, frame 460 | The Directv Group, Inc. | Directv, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 3, 2021 Reel 57695, frame 84 | Directv, LLC | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 5, 2021 Reel 58220, frame 531 | Directv, LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 25, 2024 Reel 66371, frame 690 | Directv, LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Oct 3, 2025 Reel 72994, frame 1 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch (as Successor to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch) | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Succession of Agency in Patent Security Interests |
Sources
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Note
The 814 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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