Term ends Jul 29, 2032 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 28, 2032
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 9,049,033), so the cap could be lower.
Held by Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Filed Jul 20, 2012 as application 13/554,948 · Granted Mar 31, 2015
Base term plus 123 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Mar 28, 2012
Mar 28, 2012
Term ends
Jul 29, 2032
Jul 29, 2032
Granted
Mar 31, 2015
Mar 31, 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
123
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,049,033, to Jul 29, 2032. 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 runs 123 days past its 20-year base term on 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: Medium. 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 Mar 28, 2012, when application 13/433,199, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 20, 2012) | Mar 28, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +123 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 29, 2032 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,049,033) | resolves to Jul 29, 2032, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium 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 | Jul 29, 2032 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,049,033 | In force no later than Aug 2032 | no later than Aug 2032 |
| US 9,379,900 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Application 13/529,196 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,994,779 | this patent Jul 2032 | Jul 2032 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 71 recorded documents are shown; the 31 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Shin, Jeannie | Security Interest |
| Dec 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Orrick Investments 2010, LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Orrick Investments 2011, LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Wang, Ta-huity | Security Interest |
| Dec 28, 2015 Reel 37394, frame 150 | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Peninsula Technology Ventures, L.p.; Peninsula Venture Principals, L.p.; Alsop Louie Capital 1, L.P.; Singtel INNOV8 Pte. Ltd.; TWB Investment Partnership II, LP; The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Daper I); Low, Lawrence B.; Brown, John Seely; Shin, Jeannie; Orrick Investments 2010, LLC; Orrick Investments 2011, LLC; Wang, Ta-huity | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Peninsula Technology Ventures, L.p. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Peninsula Venture Principals, L.p. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Alsop Louie Capital 1, L.P. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Singtel INNOV8 Pte. Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | TWB Investment Partnership II, LP | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Daper I) | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Low, Lawrence B. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Brown, John Seely | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Shin, Jeannie | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Orrick Investments 2010, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Orrick Investments 2011, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 28, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Wang, Ta-huity | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 037333 Frame: 0680. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Feb 22, 2016 Reel 37786, frame 90 | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Peninsula Technology Ventures, L.p.; Peninsula Venture Principals, L.p.; Alsop Louie Capital 1, L.P.; Singtel INNOV8 Pte. Ltd.; TWB Investment Partnership II, LP; The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Daper I); Low, Lawrence B.; Brown, John Seely; Shine, Jeannie; Orrick Investments 2010, LLC; Orrick Investments 2011, LLC; Wang, Ta-hui Ty | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Peninsula Technology Ventures, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Peninsula Venture Principals, L.p. | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Alsop Louie Capital 1, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Singtel INNOV8 Pte. Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | TWB Investment Partnership II, LP | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Daper I) | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Low, Lawrence B. | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Brown, John Seely | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Shine, Jeannie | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Orrick Investments 2010, LLC | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Orrick Investments 2011, LLC | Security Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Wang, Ta-hui Ty | Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2016 Reel 38543, frame 831 | Net Power & Light, Inc. | Net Power & Light, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2016 Reel 38543, frame 839 | Peninsula Technology Ventures, L.p.; Peninsula Venture Principals, L.p.; Alsop Louie Capital 1, L.P. | Net Power & Light, Inc. | Note and Warrant Conversion Agreement |
| Apr 28, 2016 Reel 38398, frame 958 | Net Power & Light, Inc. | Net Power & Light, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 28, 2016 Reel 38543, frame 966 | Peninsula Technology Ventures, L.p.; Peninsula Venture Principals, L.p.; Alsop Louie Capital 1, L.P.; Singtel INNOV8 Pte. Ltd.; TWB Investment Partnership II, LP; The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Daper I); Low, Lawrence B.; Brown, John Seely; Shin, Jeannie; Orrick Investments 2010, LLC; Orrick Investments 2011, LLC; Wang, Ta-hui Ty | Net Power & Light, Inc. | Note and Warrant Conversion Agreement |
| Aug 24, 2016 Reel 39809, frame 346 | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Merger |
| Aug 25, 2016 Reel 39810, frame 277 | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Wickr Inc. | Merger |
| Oct 24, 2016 Reel 40267, frame 459 | Net Power and Light, Inc. | Wickr Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Address from 71 S. Wacker DR. Suite 2385 Chicago, Illinois 60606 to 459 18TH ST., #313, San Francisco, California 94107 Previously Recorded on Reel 039810 Frame 0277. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Merger. |
| Dec 12, 2017 Reel 44872, frame 729 | Wickr Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Jun 25, 2021 Reel 56684, frame 366 | Silicon Valley Bank | Wickr Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Aug 31, 2021 Reel 57366, frame 573 | Wickr LLC | Amazon Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Jul 2032
Term ends Jul 29, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 123 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,049,033, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
23
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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