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Prospective Media Content Generation Using Neural Network Modeling

US 8,983,885 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Fem, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 31, 2023 (Bank of America, N.A.).

Term ends Jul 10, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Sep 10, 2012 as application 13/609,141 · Granted Mar 17, 2015
Base term plus 303 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2033
Clock starts
Sep 10, 2012
Term ends
Jul 10, 2033
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
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
303
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
6
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 303 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 10, 2012, when this application, 13/609,141, was filedSep 10, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+303 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJul 10, 2033High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 10, 2033High confidence

This family

US 8,983,885this patent
Jul 2033
Jul 2033
US 9,619,747Lapsed on the fee record
Apr 2025
Apr 2025
US 10,755,163In force
May 2034
May 2034
US 11,620,489In force
Sep 2033
Sep 2033
US 12,147,885In force
no later than Oct 2032
no later than Oct 2032
Application 18/914,851Pending
not computed
not computed
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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 14, 2013
Reel 29625, frame 137
Bhatt, Meghana; Payne, RachelFem, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 15, 2018
Reel 46097, frame 665
Fem, Inc.The Nielsen Company (US), LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
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.aCorrective 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.
Jan 31, 2023
Reel 63560, frame 547
Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLCBank Of America, N.a.Security Agreement
Apr 28, 2023
Reel 63561, frame 381
Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLCCitibank, N.a.Security Interest
May 8, 2023
Reel 63574, frame 632
Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLCAres Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
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, LLCRelease (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, LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.A. C. Nielsen Company, LLCRelease (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, LLCRelease (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.The Nielsen Company (US), LLCRelease (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Netratings, LLCRelease (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.A. C. Nielsen Company, LLCRelease (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, LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.The Nielsen Company (US), LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Netratings, LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)

Sources

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