Also listed on Vulcan Ventures, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 3, 2019 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Jan 4, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 12, 2022
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Arris Enterprises LLC
Filed Mar 27, 2002 as application 10/108,178 · Granted Sep 22, 2009
Base term plus 1759 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2002
2027
Clock starts
Mar 12, 2002
Mar 12, 2002
Term ends
Jan 4, 2027
Jan 4, 2027
Granted
Sep 22, 2009
Sep 22, 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
1,759
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.
65
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 1759 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Mar 12, 2002, when application 10/097,174, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 27, 2002); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Mar 12, 2022 | 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 | +1759 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 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 09/788,997 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 09/789,861 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 09/791,474 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 09/818,175 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 09/851,361 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 60/296,315 | Pending not computed | not computed |
| Application 09/909,468 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 09/955,566 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
8 of 65 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 50 recorded documents are shown; the 10 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Arris Korea, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Arris Holdings Corp. of Illinois, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Big Band Networks, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Texscan Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Power Guard, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | 4HOME, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Acadia Aic, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Aerocast, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Broadbus Technologies, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | General Instrument Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | General Instrument Authorization Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | General Instrument International Holdings, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Imedia Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Jerrold DC Radio, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Leapstone Systems, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Modulus Video, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Motorola Wireline Networks, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Netopia, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nextlevel Systems (Puerto Rico), Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Setjam, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Sunup Design Systems, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Ucentric Systems, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Gic International Holdco LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Gic International Capital LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Cce Software LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 8, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | The Gi Realty Trust 1996 | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jun 25, 2019 Reel 49586, frame 470 | Arris Enterprises, Inc. | Arris Enterprises LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49820, frame 495 | Arris Enterprises LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49892, frame 396 | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Abl Security Agreement |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49905, frame 504 | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Term Loan Security Agreement |
| Nov 19, 2021 Reel 60752, frame 1 | Arris Solutions, Inc.; Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Wilmington Trust | Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2024 Reel 69889, frame 114 | Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope Inc., of North Carolina; Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC; Ruckus IP Holdings LLC | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2024 Reel 71477, frame 255 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.); Arris Technology, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Ruckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | CommScope Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Ruckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2027
Term ends Jan 4, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1759 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
106
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.