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Remote Controlled Studio Camera System

US 9,497,373 In force
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Term ends Feb 15, 2032 · High confidence

Held by Avi-SPL LLC
Filed Apr 22, 2015 as application 14/693,380 · Granted Nov 15, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Feb 15, 2012
Term ends
Feb 15, 2032
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
base term 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
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.
3
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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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 15, 2012, when application 13/397,619, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 22, 2015)Feb 15, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 15, 2032High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 27, 2016
Reel 41192, frame 368
Videolink LLCFMP Agency Services, LLC, as AgentSecurity Agreement
Jan 26, 2017
Reel 41497, frame 870
Videolink LLCWebster Business Credit CorporationSecurity Agreement
May 8, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
FMP Agency Services, LLCSignal Perfection Ltd.Release of Security Interest
May 8, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
FMP Agency Services, LLCAudio Visual Innovations, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 8, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
FMP Agency Services, LLCVideolink LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 8, 2018
Reel 45742, frame 175
FMP Agency Services, LLCSignal Perfection Ltd.; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc.; Videolink LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 10, 2020
Reel 52137, frame 199
Signal Perfection, Ltd.; Videolink LLCBank Of America, N.a.Patent Security Agreement
Mar 11, 2020
Reel 52150, frame 235
Webster Business Credit CorporationVideolink LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 041497/0870
Jun 6, 2024
Reel 68056, frame 19
Videolink LLC; Avi-SPL LLCApollo Administrative Agency LLCPatent Security Agreement
Jun 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Signal Perfection Ltd.Release of Security Interest
Jun 10, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Videolink LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 10, 2024
Reel 67677, frame 384
Bank Of America, N.a.Signal Perfection Ltd.; Videolink LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 13, 2025
Reel 72422, frame 770
Avi-SPL LLCSilver Point Finance, LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Aug 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Apollo Administrative Agency LLCAvi-SPL LLCPatent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019
Aug 20, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Apollo Administrative Agency LLCVideolink LLCPatent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019
Aug 20, 2025
Reel 72502, frame 1
Apollo Administrative Agency LLCAvi-SPL LLC; Videolink LLCPatent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019
Nov 24, 2025
Reel 74024, frame 324
Videolink LLC; Avi-SPL LLCAvi-SPL LLCMerger and Change of Name

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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