Also listed on The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 25, 2021 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Oct 21, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 2, 2027
Held by Nielsen Consumer LLC
Filed Mar 2, 2007 as application 11/681,265 · Granted Dec 22, 2015
Base term plus 1329 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2030
Clock starts
Mar 2, 2007
Mar 2, 2007
Term ends
Oct 21, 2030
Oct 21, 2030
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Dec 22, 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
1,329
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 1329 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 2, 2007, when this application, 11/681,265, was filed | Mar 2, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1329 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 21, 2030 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 21, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,215,996 | this patent Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 8,230,457 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| Application 12/206,700 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 12/206,702 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 12/206,676 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,973,022 | In force May 2027 | May 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2007 Reel 19322, frame 624 | Lee, Hans C.; Wilson, Josh; Fettiplace, Michael; Lee, Michael J. | Emsense Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 4, 2012 Reel 27988, frame 371 | Emsense Corporation | Emsense, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 4, 2012 Reel 27988, frame 403 | Emsense, LLC | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC., a Delaware Limited Liability Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 30, 2015 Reel 37172, frame 415 | The Nielsen Company ((US), LLC | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the First Lien Secured Parties | Supplemental IP Security Agreement |
| 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.a | Corrective 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. |
| Feb 11, 2021 Reel 55236, frame 963 | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Nielsen Consumer LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 Reel 55557, frame 949 | Citibank, N.a. | Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc.; Nielsen Consumer LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Inc. | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Nielsen Consumer LLC | Partial Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 25, 2021 Reel 55742, frame 719 | Nielsen Consumer LLC; Byzzer Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 13, 2022 Reel 61750, frame 221 | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 037172 / Frame 0415) |
| 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, LLC | Release (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, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (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, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | A. C. Nielsen Company, LLC | Release (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, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
| May 11, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Netratings, LLC | Release (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064) |
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What's changing
Oct 2030
Term ends Oct 21, 2030. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 1329 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
139
later US patents cite this one
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