Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 3, 2019 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends May 9, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 14, 2031
Held by CommScope Technologies LLC
Filed Jun 14, 2011 as application 13/159,495 · Granted Dec 23, 2014
Base term plus 695 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2033
Clock starts
Jun 14, 2011
Jun 14, 2011
Term ends
May 9, 2033
May 9, 2033
Granted
Dec 23, 2014
Dec 23, 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
695
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.
3
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 695 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 14, 2011, when this application, 13/159,495, was filed | Jun 14, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +695 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 9, 2033 | 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 | May 9, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,917,966 | this patent May 2033 | May 2033 |
| US 9,450,393 | In force Jul 2031 | Jul 2031 |
| US 9,927,592 | In force Jun 2031 | Jun 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2012 Reel 29338, frame 97 | Thompson, Roy Keller; Marmon, Thomas; Mullaney, Julian; Carrico, William Alan; Allen, Barry | Tyco Electronics Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 7, 2015 Reel 36074, frame 740 | Tyco Electronics Corporation | Tyco Electronics Services GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 26, 2015 Reel 36956, frame 1 | Tyco Electronics Services GmbH | CommScope Emea Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 29, 2015 Reel 37012, frame 1 | CommScope Emea Limited | CommScope Technologies LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37513, frame 709 | CommScope Technologies LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (TERM) |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37514, frame 196 | CommScope Technologies LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Apr 9, 2019 Reel 49260, frame 1 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Redwood Systems, Inc.; Allen Telecom LLC; Andrew LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Redwood Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Allen Telecom LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Andrew LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | CommScope Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49892, frame 396 | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Abl Security Agreement |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49905, frame 504 | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Term Loan Security Agreement |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49892, frame 51 | CommScope Technologies LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 19, 2021 Reel 60752, frame 1 | Arris Solutions, Inc.; Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Wilmington Trust | Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2024 Reel 69889, frame 114 | Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope Inc., of North Carolina; Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC; Ruckus IP Holdings LLC | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2024 Reel 71477, frame 255 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.); Arris Technology, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Ruckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Arris Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | CommScope Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
| Dec 19, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Ruckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504 |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2033
Term ends May 9, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 695 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
77
later US patents cite this one
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