Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 31, 2023 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ended Aug 8, 2023 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 21, 2021
Held by Gracenote, Inc.
Filed Aug 21, 2001 as application 09/933,845 · Granted Mar 8, 2011
Base term plus 717 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Aug 8, 2023
2001
2026
Clock starts
Aug 21, 2001
Aug 21, 2001
Term ended
Aug 8, 2023
Aug 8, 2023
Granted
Mar 8, 2011
Mar 8, 2011
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
717
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.
32
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 717 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 21, 2001, when this application, 09/933,845, was filed | Aug 21, 2021 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +717 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 8, 2023 | 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 | Aug 8, 2023 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,356,246 | Term ended May 2024 | May 2024 |
| US 8,949,374 | Term ended Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| US 7,917,602 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| Application 09/925,121 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 7,904,503 | this patent Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| US 9,171,851 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| Application 09/976,038 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,571,934 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
8 of 32 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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, 2002 Reel 12441, frame 448 | Van De Sluis, Bartel Marinus | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 16, 2006 Reel 17199, frame 79 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Gracenote, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 19, 2014 Reel 32480, frame 272 | Gracenote, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2017 Reel 41656, frame 804 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc.; Casttv Inc.; Tribune Media Services, LLC; Tribune Digital Ventures, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Feb 8, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Feb 8, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Casttv Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Feb 8, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Tribune Media Services, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Feb 8, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Tribune Digital Ventures, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Apr 13, 2017 Reel 42262, frame 601 | Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Supplemental Security Agreement |
| Jun 9, 2020 Reel 53473, frame 1 | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Acn Holdings Inc.; Acnielsen Corporation; Acnielsen Eratings.com; Affinnova, Inc.; Art Holding, L.l.c.; Athenian Leasing Corporation; CZT/Acn Trademarks, L.L.C.; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Netratings, LLC; Nielsen Audio, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Finance Co.; Nielsen Finance LLC; Nielsen International Holdings, Inc.; Nielsen Mobile, LLC; Nielsen UK Finance I, LLC; NMR Investing I, Inc.; TCG Divestiture Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Vizu Corporation; Vnu Marketing Information, Inc.; Nmr Licensing Associates, L.p.; Nielsen Holding and Finance B.V.; The Nielsen Company B.V.; Vnu International B.V. | Citibank, N.a. | Supplemental Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2020 Reel 54066, frame 64 | A.C. Nielsen (Argentina) S.A.; A.C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Acn Holdings Inc.; Acnielsen Corporation; Acnielsen Eratings.com; Affinnova, Inc.; Art Holding, L.l.c.; Athenian Leasing Corporation; CZT/Acn Trademarks, L.L.C.; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Netratings, LLC; Nielsen Audio, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Finance Co.; Nielsen Finance LLC; Nielsen International Holdings, Inc.; Nielsen Mobile, LLC; NMR Investing I, Inc.; TCG Divestiture Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Vizu Corporation; Vnu Marketing Information, Inc.; Nmr Licensing Associates, L.p.; Nielsen Holding and Finance B.V.; The Nielsen Company B.V.; Vnu International B.V. | Citibank, N.a | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patents Listed on Schedule 1 Recorded on 6-9-2020 Previously Recorded on Reel 053473 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Supplemental IP Security Agreement. |
| Oct 13, 2022 Reel 61748, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC | Release (REEL 042262 / Frame 0601) |
| Oct 13, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release (REEL 042262 / Frame 0601) |
| Oct 13, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC | Release (REEL 042262 / Frame 0601) |
| Jan 31, 2023 Reel 63560, frame 547 | Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 28, 2023 Reel 63561, frame 381 | Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Citibank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| May 8, 2023 Reel 63574, frame 632 | Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Ares Capital Corporation | Security Interest |
| May 11, 2023 Reel 63603, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 Reel 63605, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Exelate, Inc. | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote Media Services, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Exelate, Inc. | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote Media Services, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
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The 717 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
105
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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