Also listed on The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 25, 2021 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Dec 18, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 18, 2027
Held by Nielsen Consumer LLC
Filed Nov 20, 2012 as application 13/682,503 · Granted Jul 29, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Dec 18, 2007
Dec 18, 2007
Term ends
Dec 18, 2027
Dec 18, 2027
Granted
Jul 29, 2014
Jul 29, 2014
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,347,326, to Dec 18, 2027. 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.
2
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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 Dec 18, 2007, when application 11/959,399, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 20, 2012) | Dec 18, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,347,326) | resolves to Dec 18, 2027, 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 | Dec 18, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,347,326 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 8,793,715 | this patent Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2013 Reel 29778, frame 557 | Weitzenfeld, Daniel; Fettiplace, Michael R.; Lee, Hans C. | Emsense Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 8, 2013 Reel 29778, frame 591 | Emsense Corporation | Emsense, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 8, 2013 Reel 29778, frame 616 | Emsense, LLC | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 30, 2015 Reel 37172, frame 415 | The Nielsen Company ((US), LLC | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the First Lien Secured Parties | Supplemental IP Security Agreement |
| Jun 9, 2020 Reel 53473, frame 1 | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Acn Holdings Inc.; Acnielsen Corporation; Acnielsen Eratings.com; Affinnova, Inc.; Art Holding, L.l.c.; Athenian Leasing Corporation; CZT/Acn Trademarks, L.L.C.; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Netratings, LLC; Nielsen Audio, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Finance Co.; Nielsen Finance LLC; Nielsen International Holdings, Inc.; Nielsen Mobile, LLC; Nielsen UK Finance I, LLC; NMR Investing I, Inc.; TCG Divestiture Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Vizu Corporation; Vnu Marketing Information, Inc.; Nmr Licensing Associates, L.p.; Nielsen Holding and Finance B.V.; The Nielsen Company B.V.; Vnu International B.V. | Citibank, N.a. | Supplemental Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2020 Reel 54066, frame 64 | A.C. Nielsen (Argentina) S.A.; A.C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Acn Holdings Inc.; Acnielsen Corporation; Acnielsen Eratings.com; Affinnova, Inc.; Art Holding, L.l.c.; Athenian Leasing Corporation; CZT/Acn Trademarks, L.L.C.; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Netratings, LLC; Nielsen Audio, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Finance Co.; Nielsen Finance LLC; Nielsen International Holdings, Inc.; Nielsen Mobile, LLC; NMR Investing I, Inc.; TCG Divestiture Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Vizu Corporation; Vnu Marketing Information, Inc.; Nmr Licensing Associates, L.p.; Nielsen Holding and Finance B.V.; The Nielsen Company B.V.; Vnu International B.V. | Citibank, N.a | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patents Listed on Schedule 1 Recorded on 6-9-2020 Previously Recorded on Reel 053473 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Supplemental IP Security Agreement. |
| Feb 11, 2021 Reel 55236, frame 963 | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Nielsen Consumer LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 Reel 55557, frame 949 | Citibank, N.a. | Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Nielsen Consumer LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 25, 2021 Reel 55742, frame 719 | Nielsen Consumer LLC; Byzzer Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 13, 2022 Reel 61750, frame 221 | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 037172 / Frame 0415) |
| May 11, 2023 Reel 63603, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 Reel 63605, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC; Exelate, Inc.; Gracenote, Inc.; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; The Nielsen Company (US), LLC; Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Exelate, Inc. | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote Media Services, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Exelate, Inc. | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote, Inc. | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Gracenote Media Services, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
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What's changing
Dec 2027
Term ends Dec 18, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,347,326, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
42
later US patents cite this one
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