Also listed on Thumbplay, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 2, 2019 (Citibank, N.A.).
Term ends Apr 13, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 2, 2029
Filed Apr 2, 2009 as application 12/417,575 · Granted Mar 19, 2013
Base term plus 11 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Apr 2, 2009
Apr 2, 2009
Term ends
Apr 13, 2029
Apr 13, 2029
Granted
Mar 19, 2013
Mar 19, 2013
base term
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
11
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,530,158, to Apr 13, 2029. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
5
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 11 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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, 2009, when this application, 12/417,575, was filed | Apr 2, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +11 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 13, 2029 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,530,158) | resolves to Apr 13, 2029, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 13, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,401,974 | this patent Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 9,143,471 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 9,990,671 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 10,311,505 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 10,748,205 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 55 recorded documents are shown; the 15 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 Reel 49149, frame 773 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Amfm Radio Licenses, LLC; Capstar Radio Operating Company; Capstar TX, LLC; Citicasters Co.; Citicasters Licenses, Inc.; Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.; Ihearmedia + Entertainment, Inc.; Amfm Texas Broadcasting, LP; Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.; Clear Channel Communications, Inc.; Clear Channel Investments, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Amfm Radio Licenses, LLC | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Capstar Radio Operating Company | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Capstar TX, LLC | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Citicasters Co. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Citicasters Licenses, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Ihearmedia + Entertainment, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Amfm Texas Broadcasting, LP | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Clear Channel Management Services, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 035109/0168 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Amfm Radio Licenses, LLC | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Capstar Radio Operating Company | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Capstar TX, LLC | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Citicasters Co. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Citicasters Licenses, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Ihearmedia + Entertainment, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Amfm Texas Broadcasting, LP | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Clear Channel Management Services, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Clear Channel Communications, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| May 10, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Clear Channel Investments, Inc. | Release of the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 034008/0027 |
| Aug 9, 2019 Reel 50017, frame 882 | Iheart Communications, Inc.; Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association | Security Interest |
| Nov 23, 2019 Reel 51143, frame 579 | Iheart Communications, Inc.; Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | U. S. Bank National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 5, 2020 Reel 52144, frame 833 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Bank of America, N.A., as Successor Collateral Agent | Assignment of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Dec 23, 2024 Reel 69762, frame 453 | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 27, 2024 Reel 69792, frame 335 | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 28, 2024 Reel 69794, frame 248 | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 29, 2024 Reel 69795, frame 912 | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 31, 2024 Reel 69795, frame 423 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (Formerly Known as U.S. Bank National Association) | Iheartcommunications, Inc.; Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 049067/0800) |
| Dec 31, 2024 Reel 69795, frame 488 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (Formerly Known as U.S. Bank National Association) | Iheartcommunications, Inc.; Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 049079/0814) |
| Dec 31, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (Formerly Known as U.S. Bank National Association) | Iheartcommunications, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 049067/0800) |
| Dec 31, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (Formerly Known as U.S. Bank National Association) | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 049067/0800) |
| Dec 31, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (Formerly Known as U.S. Bank National Association) | Iheartcommunications, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 049079/0814) |
| Dec 31, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (Formerly Known as U.S. Bank National Association) | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 049079/0814) |
| Jan 1, 2025 Reel 69795, frame 626 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Iheartcommunications, Inc.; Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 050017/0882) |
| Jan 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Iheartcommunications, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 050017/0882) |
| Jan 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Reel/Frame 050017/0882) |
| May 5, 2026 Reel 75557, frame 138 | Bank of America, N.A., as Successor Collateral Agent to Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Iheart Communications, Inc.; Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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Apr 2029
Term ends Apr 13, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 11 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,530,158, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
36
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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