Also listed on Spidercloud Wireless, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 22, 2026 (Blue Torch Finance LLC).
Term ends Apr 6, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 30, 2029
Held by Ani Acquisition Sub, LLC
Filed Sep 30, 2009 as application 12/571,328 · Granted Mar 5, 2013
Base term plus 553 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2031
Clock starts
Sep 30, 2009
Sep 30, 2009
Term ends
Apr 6, 2031
Apr 6, 2031
Granted
Mar 5, 2013
Mar 5, 2013
base term
patent term adjustment
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
553
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 553 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 Sep 30, 2009, when this application, 12/571,328, was filed | Sep 30, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +553 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 6, 2031 | 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 | Apr 6, 2031 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2009 Reel 23431, frame 78 | Srinivasan, Murari; Butala, Amit; Mukherjee, Sayandev | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 27, 2010 Reel 25046, frame 731 | Srinivasan, Murari; Butala, Amit; Mukherjee, Sayan | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 13, 2014 Reel 31980, frame 561 | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc.; Spidercloud Wireless Services LLC | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Jan 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Spidercloud Wireless Services LLC; Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Jan 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Spidercloud Wireless Services LLC; Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Sep 16, 2015 Reel 36617, frame 425 | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 21, 2016 Reel 39096, frame 965 | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc.; Spidercloud Wireless Services LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 21, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 21, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Spidercloud Wireless Services LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 22, 2016 Reel 39120, frame 719 | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc.; Spidercloud Wireless Services, LLC | Eastward Fund Management, LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 6, 2018 Reel 48667, frame 440 | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc.; Corning Optical Communications LLC | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| Mar 6, 2019 Reel 48519, frame 394 | Silicon Valley Bank | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 6, 2019 Reel 48520, frame 567 | Eastward Fund Management, LLC | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc.; Spidercloud Wireless Services, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 6, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Eastward Fund Management, LLC | Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 6, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Eastward Fund Management, LLC | Spidercloud Wireless Services, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 12, 2025 Reel 71270, frame 328 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Ani Acquisition Sub, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 22, 2026 Reel 75864, frame 618 | Ani Acquisition Sub, LLC | Banc of California | Security Interest |
| Sep 22, 2026 Reel 76517, frame 182 | Ani Acquisition Sub, LLC | Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 24, 2026 Reel 76580, frame 205 | Banc of California | Ani Acquisition Sub, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Apr 2031
Term ends Apr 6, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 553 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
217
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 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.