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Traffic Scheduling System for Wireless Communications

US 8,457,627 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 Jan 19, 2031 · High confidence

Held by Gogo Business Aviation LLC
Filed Jan 19, 2011 · Granted Jun 4, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2011 2031
Clock starts
Jan 19, 2011
Term ends
Jan 19, 2031
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
base term 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

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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 Jan 19, 2011Jan 19, 2031High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderJan 19, 2031High 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
Feb 24, 2011
Reel 25860, frame 135
Lauer, Bryan A.Aircell, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 29, 2011
Reel 27464, frame 328
Aircell LLCGogo LLCChange of Name
Jun 22, 2012
Reel 28430, frame 658
Gogo LLCMorgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Security Agreement
Jul 12, 2013
Reel 30793, frame 740
Aircell LLCGogo LLCChange of Name
Jul 18, 2016
Reel 39381, frame 484
Gogo LLCU.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Apr 26, 2019
Reel 49013, frame 360
U.S. Bank National AssociationGogo LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 039381/0484
May 2, 2019
Reel 49074, frame 225
Gogo LLCU.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Interest
Aug 27, 2019
Reel 50193, frame 797
Gogo LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 15, 2020
Reel 53782, frame 669
Gogo LLCGogo Business Aviation LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 30, 2021
Reel 56106, frame 471
Gogo Business Aviation LLCMorgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
May 4, 2021
Reel 57252, frame 208
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentGogo LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 6, 2021
Reel 56153, frame 33
U.S. Bank National AssociationGogo LLC; Gogo Business Aviation LLCRelease of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Collateral

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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