Also listed on Ami Holdings Limited, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 11, 2022 (Fifth Third Bank, National Association).
Term ends Nov 27, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 1, 2024
Held by Ami Entertainment Network, LLC
Filed Oct 1, 2004 as application 10/956,823 · Granted Jan 17, 2012
Base term plus 1518 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2028
Clock starts
Oct 1, 2004
Oct 1, 2004
Term ends
Nov 27, 2028
Nov 27, 2028
Granted
Jan 17, 2012
Jan 17, 2012
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
1,518
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.
2
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 1518 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 1, 2004, when this application, 10/956,823, was filed | Oct 1, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1518 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 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 | Nov 27, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,099,482 | this patent Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| US 9,639,709 | In force Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2004 Reel 15435, frame 146 | Clark, Darren L.; Spielman, Howard L. | E-Cast, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 26, 2005 Reel 16585, frame 714 | E-Cast Inc. | Escalate Capital I, L.p. | Security Agreement |
| May 22, 2012 Reel 28245, frame 863 | Ecast, Inc. | Ami Entertainment Network, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 22, 2013 Reel 31475, frame 29 | Ami Entertainment Network, Inc. | Ami Entertainment Network, LLC | Change of Name |
| Oct 22, 2013 Reel 31475, frame 209 | Ami Entertainment Network, LLC | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Security Agreement |
| Jul 24, 2017 Reel 43305, frame 208 | Ami Entertainment | BSP Agency, LLC | Security Interest |
| Aug 31, 2017 Reel 43466, frame 570 | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Ami Entertainment Network, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 5, 2021 Reel 55823, frame 988 | BSP Agency, LLC | Ami Entertainment Network, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2021 Reel 55833, frame 11 | Ami Entertainment Network, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Jun 30, 2022 Reel 60370, frame 417 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Ami Entertainment Network, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 11, 2022 Reel 60619, frame 730 | Ami Entertainment Network, LLC | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends Nov 27, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1518 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
530
later US patents cite this one
That is top 1% of utility patents granted in 2012 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.