Term ends Oct 1, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 1, 2032
Held by Tyco Electronics Services GmbH
Filed Jul 16, 2015 as application 14/800,878 · Granted Apr 12, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Oct 1, 2012
Oct 1, 2012
Term ends
Oct 1, 2032
Oct 1, 2032
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Apr 12, 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
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 application 13/632,781, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 16, 2015) | Oct 1, 2032 | 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 | Oct 1, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,106,981 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| US 9,310,578 | this patent 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
The 40 most recent of 41 recorded documents are shown; the 1 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Mar 4, 2016 Reel 38007, frame 283 | Tyco Electronics UK Infrastructure Limited | CommScope Connectivity UK Limited | Change of Name |
| Mar 4, 2016 Reel 38324, frame 514 | 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 |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68770, frame 460 | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68770, frame 632 | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (TERM) |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68793, frame 514 | CommScope Technologies LLC | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 17, 2024 Reel 69889, frame 114 | Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope Inc., of North Carolina; Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC; Ruckus IP Holdings LLC | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 19, 2024 Reel 69743, frame 264 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 068770/0632 |
| 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 |
| Jan 13, 2025 Reel 69834, frame 655 | CommScope Connectivity Belgium B.V.; CommScope Connectivity UK Limited; CommScope Czech Republic SRO | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 7, 2025 Reel 70149, frame 432 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Release (REEL 068770 / Frame 0460) |
| Feb 7, 2025 Reel 70154, frame 183 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Partial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Feb 7, 2025 Reel 70154, frame 341 | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC | Partial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 069889/FRAME 0114 |
| Apr 3, 2025 Reel 70725, frame 573 | Vastmans, Kristof; De Vos, Pieter Arthur Anna | Tyco Electronics Raychem Bcba | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 3, 2025 Reel 70725, frame 800 | Marak, Juraj | Adc Czech Republic, S.r.o. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 3, 2025 Reel 70726, frame 122 | Tyco Electronics Amp GmbH | Tyco Electronics Services GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 4, 2025 Reel 70735, frame 878 | Standish, Ian Miles | Tyco Electronics UK Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 9, 2025 Reel 70781, frame 987 | Schuemann, Sven; Kahle, Eberhard | Tyco Electronics Amp GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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