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 Aug 27, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 13, 2025
Held by Viasat, Inc.
Filed Oct 13, 2005 as application 11/249,197 · Granted Jul 20, 2010
Base term plus 1049 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2028
Clock starts
Oct 13, 2005
Oct 13, 2005
Term ends
Aug 27, 2028
Aug 27, 2028
Granted
Jul 20, 2010
Jul 20, 2010
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
1,049
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 1049 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 13, 2005, when this application, 11/249,197, was filed | Oct 13, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1049 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 27, 2028 | 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 | Aug 27, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2005 Reel 16673, frame 73 | Dave, Sameep; Mo, Fan | 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
Aug 2028
Term ends Aug 27, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1049 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
121
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 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.