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Prospective Media Content Generation Using Neural Network Modeling

US 9,619,747 Lapsed on the fee record
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 31, 2023 (Bank of America, N.A.).

Lapsed Apr 11, 2025 on the fee record · High confidence

Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.

Filed Mar 10, 2015 as application 14/644,092 · Granted Apr 11, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Apr 11, 2025
2012 2032
Clock starts
Sep 10, 2012
No longer in force
Apr 11, 2025
Granted
Apr 11, 2017
Term would have run to
Sep 10, 2032
base term after the term ends 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.
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.
6
Family applications on record here
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Its term would have run to Sep 10, 2032: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 10, 2012, when application 13/609,141, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 10, 2015)Sep 10, 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 events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidlapsed Apr 11, 2025High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderApr 11, 2025High confidence

This family

US 8,983,885In force
Jul 2033
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US 9,619,747this patent
Apr 2025
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US 10,755,163In force
May 2034
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US 11,620,489In force
Sep 2033
Sep 2033
US 12,147,885In force
no later than Oct 2032
no later than Oct 2032
Application 18/914,851Pending
not computed
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 3, 2015
Reel 35778, frame 220
Bhatt, Meghana; Payne, RachelFem, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 15, 2018
Reel 46097, frame 665
Fem, Inc.The Nielsen Company (US), LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
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.aCorrective 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.
Jan 31, 2023
Reel 63560, frame 547
Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLCBank Of America, N.a.Security Agreement
Apr 28, 2023
Reel 63561, frame 381
Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLCCitibank, N.a.Security Interest
May 8, 2023
Reel 63574, frame 632
Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC; Gracenote Media Services, LLC; Gracenote, Inc.; TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.; The Nielsen Company (US), LLCAres Capital CorporationSecurity Interest
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, LLCRelease (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, LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.A. C. Nielsen Company, LLCRelease (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, LLCRelease (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.The Nielsen Company (US), LLCRelease (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Netratings, LLCRelease (REEL 053473 / Frame 0001)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.A. C. Nielsen Company, LLCRelease (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, LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.The Nielsen Company (US), LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)
May 11, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Netratings, LLCRelease (REEL 054066 / Frame 0064)

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