Also listed on Allvia, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 22, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 7, 2031
Filed Mar 7, 2011 as application 13/042,186 · Granted Apr 28, 2015
Base term plus 229 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Mar 7, 2011
Mar 7, 2011
Term ends
Oct 22, 2031
Oct 22, 2031
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
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
229
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.
2
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 229 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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 7, 2011, when this application, 13/042,186, was filed | Mar 7, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +229 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 22, 2031 | 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 | Oct 22, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,018,094 | this patent Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 9,589,879 | In force Mar 2031 | Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2011 Reel 25913, frame 748 | Kosenko, Valentin; Savastiouk, Sergey | Allvia, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 13, 2012 Reel 27853, frame 420 | Allvia, Inc. | Invensas Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 2, 2016 Reel 40797, frame 1 | Invensas Corporation; Tessera, Inc.; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; Ziptronix, Inc.; DigitalOptics Corporation; DigitalOptics Corporation Mems; DTS, LLC; DTS, Inc.; Phorus, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 1, 2020 Reel 53468, frame 1 | Rovi Solutions Corporation; Rovi Technologies Corporation; Rovi Guides, Inc.; TiVo Solutions Inc.; Veveo, Inc.; Invensas Corporation; Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc.; Tessera, Inc.; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; DTS, Inc.; Phorus, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 Reel 52920, frame 1 | Royal Bank of Canada | Tessera, Inc.; Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc. (F/K/A Ziptronix, Inc.); FotoNation Corporation (F/K/A DigitalOptics Corporation and F/K/A DigitalOptics Corporation Mems); Invensas Corporation; Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.; DTS, Inc.; DTS LLC; Phorus, Inc.; Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Tessera, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Invensas Bonding Technologies, Inc. (F/K/A Ziptronix, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | FotoNation Corporation (F/K/A DigitalOptics Corporation and F/K/A DigitalOptics Corporation Mems) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Invensas Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | DTS, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | DTS LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Phorus, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Ibiquity Digital Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 24, 2025 Reel 73508, frame 745 | Invensas LLC | Adeia Semiconductor Technologies LLC | Change of Name |
| Nov 24, 2025 Reel 73941, frame 814 | Invensas Corporation | Invensas LLC | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2031
Term ends Oct 22, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 229 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
56
later US patents cite this one
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