Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 2, 2024 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 24, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Apr 2, 2023
Held by Sonifi Solutions, Inc.
Filed Apr 2, 2003 as application 10/405,711 · Granted Apr 19, 2011
Base term plus 2063 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2003
2028
Clock starts
Apr 2, 2003
Apr 2, 2003
Term ends
Nov 24, 2028
Nov 24, 2028
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Apr 19, 2011
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
2,063
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 2063 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 Apr 2, 2003, when this application, 10/405,711, was filed | Apr 2, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2063 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 24, 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 | Nov 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2003 Reel 13938, frame 387 | Hernes, Eric Leslie | Lodgenet Entertainment Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 4, 2007 Reel 19111, frame 157 | Lodgenet Entertainment Corporation | Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 4, 2007 Reel 19111, frame 929 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Lodgenet Entertainment Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 20, 2008 Reel 20525, frame 524 | Lodgenet Entertainment Corporation | Lodgenet Interactive Corporation | Change of Name |
| Sep 21, 2012 Reel 29028, frame 342 | Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Notice of Change of Administrative Agent |
| Mar 29, 2013 Reel 30112, frame 312 | Lodgenet Interactice Corporation | Gleacher Products Corp., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 12, 2013 Reel 31626, frame 467 | Lodgenet Interactive Corporation | Sonifi Solutions, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Nov 17, 2017 Reel 44170, frame 884 | Sonifi Solutions, Inc. | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC | Assignment for Security -- Patents |
| Nov 20, 2017 Reel 44208, frame 799 | Cortland Products Corp. (as Successor-in-Interest to Gleacher Products Corp.) | Sonifi Solutions, Inc. (as Successor-in-Interest to Lodgenet Interactive Corporation) | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral |
| Oct 2, 2024 Reel 68773, frame 101 | Sonifi Solutions, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Oct 3, 2024 Reel 69106, frame 724 | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC | Sonifi Solutions, Inc. | Release of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends Nov 24, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2063 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
30
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 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.