Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 30, 2021 (U.S. Bank, National Association).
Term ends Jul 28, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 28, 2027
Held by Dish Technologies L.L.C.
Filed Dec 28, 2007 as application 11/966,738 · Granted Dec 21, 2010
Base term plus 578 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2029
Clock starts
Dec 28, 2007
Dec 28, 2007
Term ends
Jul 28, 2029
Jul 28, 2029
Granted
Dec 21, 2010
Dec 21, 2010
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
578
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.
3
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 578 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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 28, 2007, when this application, 11/966,738, was filed | Dec 28, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +578 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 28, 2029 | 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 | Jul 28, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,856,207 | this patent Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 7,899,395 | In force no later than Aug 2029 | no later than Aug 2029 |
| US 8,170,479 | In force no later than Jun 2028 | no later than Jun 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2008 Reel 20330, frame 358 | Martch, Henry Gregg; Lenzie, Kirk; Chaisitti, Sam; Langer, Paul | EchoStar Technologies Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2009 Reel 23156, frame 876 | EchoStar Technologies Corporation | EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. | Change of Name |
| Jun 18, 2018 Reel 47264, frame 127 | EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. | Dish Technologies L.L.C. | Change of Name |
| Nov 30, 2021 Reel 58295, frame 293 | Dish Broadcasting Corporation; Dish Network L.L.C.; Dish Technologies L.L.C. | U.S. Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2029
Term ends Jul 28, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 578 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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