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Multi-link aircraft cellular system for simultaneous communication with multiple terrestrial cell sites

US 8,447,292 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Gogo LLC, which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 30, 2021 (Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.).

Term ends Aug 7, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Gogo Business Aviation LLC
Filed Oct 31, 2006 · Granted May 21, 2013
Base term plus 1011 days of PTA
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2029
Clock starts
Oct 31, 2006
Term ends
Aug 7, 2029
Granted
May 21, 2013
base term patent term adjustment fee events Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,011
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO PTA 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 1011 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 31, 2006Oct 31, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1011 days, USPTO PTA recordAug 7, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 7, 2029High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 15, 2006
Reel 18657, frame 43
Chari, Anad K.; Saroka, Harold G.; Joyce, Tim; Walsh, Patrick J.; Liu, Yong; McKenna, Daniel B.Aircell, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 13, 2007
Reel 19668, frame 363
Aircell, Inc.Aircell LLCDocument Id No. 700333512
Mar 28, 2008
Reel 20710, frame 958
Ac Holdco LLC; Aircell LLC; Aircell International, Inc.; Aircell Aviation, Inc.; Spectralabs Technologies LLC; Ac Bidco LLCAc Acquisition I LLC, as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Jun 19, 2008
Reel 21109, frame 905
Aircell Business Aviation Services LLC; Aircell LLCThe Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Nov 7, 2008
Reel 21805, frame 51
Ac Holdco LLC; Aircell LLC; Aircell Business Aviation Services LLC; Aircell International Inc.; Ac Bidco LLCAc Acquisition I LLC, as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Oct 30, 2009
Reel 23449, frame 542
The Bank of Nova ScotiaAircell Business Aviation Services LLC; Aircell LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 30, 2009
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of Nova ScotiaAircell Business Aviation Services LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 30, 2009
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of Nova ScotiaAircell LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 8, 2010
Reel 23750, frame 838
Ac Acquisition I LLCAc Holdco Inc. (Successor in Interest to Ac Holdco LLC); Aircell LLC; Aircell International, Inc.; Aircell Aviation, Inc.; Spectralabs Technologies LLC; Ac Bidco LLCPatent Security Release Agreement (January 23, 2009)
Jan 8, 2010
Reel 23750, frame 847
Ac Acquisition I LLCAc Holdco Inc. (Successor in Interest to Ac Holdco LLC); Aircell LLC; Aircell Business Aviation Services LLC; Aircell International, Inc.; Ac Bidco LLCPatent Security Release Agreement (JUNE 13, 2008)
Jan 8, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Ac Acquisition I LLCAc Holdco Inc. (Successor in Interest to Ac Holdco LLC)Patent Security Release Agreement (January 23, 2009)
Jan 8, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Ac Acquisition I LLCAircell LLCPatent Security Release Agreement (January 23, 2009)

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. USPTO does not publish a per-patent fee page, so there is nothing to link to.

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Note
The 1011 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us

Citations

52
later US patents cite this one
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