Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 30, 2021 (U.S. Bank, National Association).
Term ends Dec 13, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 13, 2031
Held by Dish Technologies L.L.C.
Filed Dec 3, 2013 as application 14/095,860 · Granted Feb 16, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Dec 13, 2011
Dec 13, 2011
Term ends
Dec 13, 2031
Dec 13, 2031
Granted
Feb 16, 2016
Feb 16, 2016
base term
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
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.
7
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 13, 2011, when application 13/324,831, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 3, 2013) | Dec 13, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | Dec 13, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 13/288,002 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,357,159 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 8,627,349 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2012/052002 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,264,779 | this patent Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 10,231,009 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 11,146,849 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2018 Reel 46860, frame 734 | EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. | Dish Technologies L.L.C. | Change of Name |
| Aug 7, 2018 Reel 46737, frame 610 | EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. | Dish Technologies L.L.C. | Conversion |
| Nov 30, 2021 Reel 58295, frame 293 | Dish Broadcasting Corporation; Dish Network L.L.C.; Dish Technologies L.L.C. | U.S. Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Dec 2031
Term ends Dec 13, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
64
later US patents cite this one
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