Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 13, 2025 (Silver Point Finance, LLC).
Term ends Dec 9, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 16, 2030
Held by Avi-SPL LLC
Filed Jun 16, 2010 as application 12/816,583 · Granted Jul 1, 2014
Base term plus 541 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Jun 16, 2010
Jun 16, 2010
Term ends
Dec 9, 2031
Dec 9, 2031
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Jul 1, 2014
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
541
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 541 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 Jun 16, 2010, when this application, 12/816,583, was filed | Jun 16, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +541 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 9, 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 | Dec 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2012 Reel 27553, frame 658 | Allen, Scott D.; Allen, Rebekah A.; Hogue, Isaac J. | Iformata LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 26, 2012 Reel 27598, frame 204 | Iformata LLC | Signal Perfection, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 14, 2012 Reel 27704, frame 633 | Signal Perfection, Ltd. | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | Security Agreement |
| May 13, 2013 Reel 30406, frame 870 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | Signal Perfection, Ltd. | Release of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks |
| Sep 30, 2014 Reel 33868, frame 818 | Signal Perfection, Ltd. | General Electric Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 25, 2015 Reel 36463, frame 333 | General Electric Capital Corporation, as the Current and Resigning Administrative Agent | Antares Capital LP, as Successor Administrative Agent | Assignment of Intellectual Property Security Agreements |
| Apr 28, 2016 Reel 38557, frame 106 | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| May 2, 2016 Reel 38589, frame 749 | Signal Perfection Ltd., as Grantor; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc., as Grantor | FMP Agency Services, LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 3, 2016 Reel 38448, frame 323 | Antares Capital LP, as Successor Administrative Agent to General Electric Capital Corporation | Signal Perfection, Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 2, 2016 Reel 40543, frame 715 | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Webster Business Credit Corporation | Security Agreement |
| May 8, 2018 Reel 45742, frame 175 | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc.; Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 8, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Signal Perfection Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 8, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 8, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2020 Reel 52137, frame 199 | Signal Perfection, Ltd.; Videolink LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 11, 2020 Reel 52150, frame 152 | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Agent | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 038557/0106 |
| Mar 11, 2020 Reel 52150, frame 441 | Webster Business Credit Corporation | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 040543/0715 |
| Mar 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Agent | Signal Perfection Ltd. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 038557/0106 |
| Mar 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, as Agent | Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 038557/0106 |
| Mar 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Webster Business Credit Corporation | Signal Perfection Ltd. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 040543/0715 |
| Mar 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Webster Business Credit Corporation | Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 040543/0715 |
| May 27, 2024 Reel 67529, frame 913 | Signal Perfection LLC; Signal Perfection LLC | Avi-SPL LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| May 27, 2024 Reel 67530, frame 585 | Signal Perfection Ltd. | Signal Perfection LLC | Change of Name |
| Jun 6, 2024 Reel 68056, frame 19 | Videolink LLC; Avi-SPL LLC | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 10, 2024 Reel 67677, frame 384 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Signal Perfection Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2025 Reel 72422, frame 770 | Avi-SPL LLC | Silver Point Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 20, 2025 Reel 72502, frame 1 | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Avi-SPL LLC; Videolink LLC | Patent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019 |
| Aug 20, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Avi-SPL LLC | Patent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019 |
| Aug 20, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Videolink LLC | Patent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019 |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2031
Term ends Dec 9, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 541 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
22
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 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.