Lapsed Aug 11, 2023 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 1, 2032
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by CommScope Czech Republic S.R.O.
Filed Oct 1, 2012 as application 13/632,781 · Granted Aug 11, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 263 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Aug 11, 2023
2012
2033
Clock starts
Oct 1, 2012
Oct 1, 2012
No longer in force
Aug 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Aug 11, 2015
Term would have run to
Jun 21, 2033
Jun 21, 2033
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
263
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 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.
7
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Jun 21, 2033: its 20-year base term plus 263 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Oct 1, 2012, when this application, 13/632,781, was filed | Oct 1, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +263 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 21, 2033 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Aug 11, 2023 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 11, 2023 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,106,981 | this patent Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| US 9,310,578 | In force Oct 2032 | Oct 2032 |
| US 9,739,969 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| US 10,317,636 | In force Oct 2032 | Oct 2032 |
| US 10,996,415 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2025 | May 2025 |
| US 11,592,635 | In force Oct 2032 | Oct 2032 |
| Application 18/114,640 | Abandoned 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2015 Reel 35233, frame 135 | Vastmans, Kristof; De Vos, Pieter Arthur Anna | Tyco Electronics Raychem Bvba | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 23, 2015 Reel 35233, frame 154 | Standish, Ian Miles | Tyco Electronics UK Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 23, 2015 Reel 35233, frame 207 | Schuemann, Sven; Kahle, Eberhard | Tyco Electronics Amp GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 23, 2015 Reel 35233, frame 271 | Marak, Juraj | Adc Czech Republic, S.r.o. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 21, 2015 Reel 36387, frame 812 | Tyco Electronics UK Ltd. | Tyco Electronics UK Infrastructure Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 16, 2015 Reel 36581, frame 828 | Tyco Electronics Amp GmbH | Tyco Electronics Services GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 26, 2015 Reel 36956, frame 1 | Tyco Electronics Services GmbH | CommScope Emea Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 29, 2015 Reel 37012, frame 1 | CommScope Emea Limited | CommScope Technologies LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37513, frame 709 | CommScope Technologies LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (TERM) |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37514, frame 196 | CommScope Technologies LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Jul 18, 2017 Reel 43028, frame 890 | Tyco Electronics UK Infrastructure Limited | CommScope Connectivity UK Limited | Change of Name |
| Jul 18, 2017 Reel 43218, frame 746 | Tyco Electronics Raychem Bvba | CommScope Connectivity Belgium Bvba | Change of Name |
| Apr 9, 2019 Reel 49260, frame 1 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Redwood Systems, Inc.; Allen Telecom LLC; Andrew LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Redwood Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Allen Telecom LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Andrew LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | CommScope Technologies LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| 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 |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49892, frame 51 | CommScope Technologies LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Patent 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 |
| Jun 6, 2022 Reel 60283, frame 826 | Adc Czech Republic, S.r.o. | CommScope Czech Republic S.R.O. | Change of Name |
| 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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Note
The 263 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
98
later US patents cite this one
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