Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 30, 2021 (U.S. Bank, National Association).
Term ends no later than Jun 27, 2028 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 28, 2027
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Dish Technologies L.L.C.
Filed Nov 12, 2010 as application 12/945,162 · Granted May 1, 2012
Base term plus 182 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Dec 28, 2007
Dec 28, 2007
Ends no later than
Jun 27, 2028
Jun 27, 2028
Granted
May 1, 2012
May 1, 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
182
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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 182 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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 Dec 28, 2007, when application 11/966,738, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 12, 2010) | Dec 28, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +182 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 27, 2028 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Jun 27, 2028 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,856,207 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 7,899,395 | In force no later than Aug 2029 | no later than Aug 2029 |
| US 8,170,479 | this patent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nov 7, 2024 Reel 69314, frame 191 | Martch, Henry Gregg; Lenzie, Kirk; Chaisitti, Sam; Langer, Paul | EchoStar Technologies Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2028
Term ends no later than Jun 27, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 182 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jun 27, 2028. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.