Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 3, 2019 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Dec 1, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 1, 2026
Held by Arris Enterprises LLC
Filed Nov 13, 2013 as application 14/078,877 · Granted Dec 30, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 1, 2006
Dec 1, 2006
Term ends
Dec 1, 2026
Dec 1, 2026
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Dec 30, 2014
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 8,009,644, US 8,605,697, to Dec 1, 2026. 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.
4
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 1, 2006, when application 11/607,619, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 13, 2013) | Dec 1, 2026 | 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 8,009,644, US 8,605,697) | resolves to Dec 1, 2026, 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 1, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,009,644 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| US 8,605,697 | Lapsed on the fee record Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| US 8,923,265 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 9,313,798 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
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 3, 2014 Reel 34093, frame 356 | Kuo, Ted Tsei; Sheu, Ming-jye; Lin, Tian-yuan; Jou, Tyan-shu | Airespider Networks, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 3, 2014 Reel 34093, frame 443 | Airespider Networks, Inc. | Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 2, 2018 Reel 46379, frame 431 | Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 7, 2018 Reel 46730, frame 854 | Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Arris Enterprises LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 8, 2019 Reel 48817, frame 832 | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49820, frame 495 | Arris Enterprises LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| 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 |
| 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
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 1, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,009,644, US 8,605,697, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
24
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.