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US 8,996,727 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 10, 2019 (PNC Bank, National Association).

Term ends May 16, 2033 · High confidence

Filed Mar 24, 2014 as application 14/223,676 · Granted Mar 31, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
May 16, 2013
Term ends
May 16, 2033
Granted
Mar 31, 2015
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.
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.
12
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. 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 May 16, 2013, when application 13/895,587, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 24, 2014)May 16, 2033High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderMay 16, 2033High confidence

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Application PCT/US2021/056268PCT application
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8 of 12 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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
Mar 24, 2014
Reel 32511, frame 73
Defrancesco, Brian C.; Vanderhook, Timothy C.; Vanderhook, Christopher J.Specific Media LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 16, 2014
Reel 32909, frame 696
Specific Media LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Jul 11, 2014
Reel 33294, frame 218
Specific Media LLCVindico, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 25, 2016
Reel 37829, frame 620
Bank Of America, N.a.Ti Newco LLCSecurity Interest
Apr 6, 2017
Reel 42180, frame 26
Ti Newco LLCViant Technology LLCChange of Name
Apr 6, 2017
Reel 41889, frame 406
Vindico LLCTi Newco LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 31, 2019
Reel 50899, frame 374
Viant Technology LLC (as Assigned from Bank of America, and Pursuant to Change of Name)Ti Newco LLC (as Assigned from Specific Media LLC and Vindico LLC)Release of Patent Security Interest Recorded at Reel 032909/FRAME 0696, Reel 037829/FRAME 0620, and Reel 042180/FRAME 0026
Nov 10, 2019
Reel 50977, frame 542
Viant Technology LLC; Adelphic LLC; Myspace LLCPnc Bank, National AssociationPatent Security Agreement

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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