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US 7,584,500 In force
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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 29, 2006 (Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc.).

Term ends Feb 26, 2027 · High confidence

Filed Oct 13, 2004 as application 10/963,194 · Granted Sep 1, 2009
Base term plus 866 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2004 2027
Clock starts
Oct 13, 2004
Term ends
Feb 26, 2027
Granted
Sep 1, 2009
base term patent term adjustment fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
866
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 866 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

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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 13, 2004, when this application, 10/963,194, was filedOct 13, 2024High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+866 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordFeb 26, 2027High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 26, 2027High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 13, 2004
Reel 15885, frame 560
Dillion, Doug; Belmar, Ricardo; Sebastine, SeejoThe Directv Group, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 14, 2005
Reel 16323, frame 867
The Directv Group, Inc.Hughes Network Systems, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 21, 2005
Reel 16427, frame 731
Hughes Electronics CorporationThe Directv Group, Inc.Merger
Jul 11, 2005
Reel 16345, frame 368
Hughes Network Systems, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Jul 11, 2005
Reel 16345, frame 401
Hughes Network Systems, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 29, 2006
Reel 18184, frame 170
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Hughes Network Systems, LLCRelease of Second Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 29, 2006
Reel 18184, frame 196
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc.Assignment of Security Interest in U.S. Patent Rights
Apr 9, 2010
Reel 24213, frame 1
Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, As Administrative AgentAssignment and Assumption of Reel/Frame Nos. 16345/0401 and 018184/0196
Jun 16, 2011
Reel 26459, frame 883
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentHughes Network Systems, LLCPatent Release
Jun 24, 2011
Reel 26499, frame 290
Eh Holding Corporation; EchoStar 77 Corporation; EchoStar Government Services L.L.C.; EchoStar Orbital L.L.C.; EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation; EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C.; Advanced Satellite Research, LLC; Helius Acquisition, LLC; Helius, LLC; HNS Finance Corp.; HNS License Sub, LLC; HNS Real Estate, LLC; HNS-India Vsat, Inc.; HNS-Shanghai, Inc.; Hughes Communications, Inc.; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Hughes Network Systems International Service CompanyWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 4, 2018
Reel 47014, frame 886
Eh Holding Corporation; EchoStar 77 Corporation; EchoStar Government Services L.L.C.; EchoStar Orbital L.L.C.; EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation; EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C.; Advanced Satellite Research, LLC; Helius Acquisition, LLC; Helius, LLC; HNS Finance Corp.; HNS License Sub, LLC; HNS Real Estate, LLC; HNS-India Vsat, Inc.; HNS-Shanghai, Inc.; Hughes Communications, Inc.; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Hughes Network Systems International Service CompanyWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral AgentCorrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Security Agreement Previously Recorded on Reel 026499 Frame 0290. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement.
Oct 1, 2019
Reel 50600, frame 314
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationU.S. Bank National AssociationAssignment of Patent Security Agreements
Sep 3, 2020
Reel 53703, frame 367
Wells Fargo, National Bank AssociationU.S. Bank National AssociationCorrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application Number 15649418 Previously Recorded on Reel 050600 Frame 0314. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Patent Security Agreements.

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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