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US 9,864,998 Term ended
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Also listed on Volomedia, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ended Oct 25, 2026 · High confidence

Filed Feb 9, 2010 as application 12/703,188 · Granted Jan 9, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Oct 25, 2026
2006 2026
Clock starts
Oct 25, 2006
Term ended
Oct 25, 2026
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
base term after the term ends 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 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. 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. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 25, 2006, when application 11/588,236, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 9, 2010)Oct 25, 2026High 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 2 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 25, 2026High confidence

This family

Application 11/588,236Abandoned
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US 9,864,998this patent
Oct 2026
Oct 2026
US 11,195,185In force
Dec 2026
Dec 2026
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
Apr 25, 2011
Reel 26174, frame 677
Volomedia, Inc.Mustang Holdings LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 25, 2011
Reel 26175, frame 36
Mustang Holdings LLCSony Computer Entertainment America LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 19, 2013
Reel 30044, frame 152
Yruski, Andrey; Navar, Murgesh; Markovetski, RomanPodbridge, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 19, 2013
Reel 30046, frame 210
Podbridge, Inc.Volomedia, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 5, 2016
Reel 38626, frame 637
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLCSony Interactive Entertainment America LLCChange of Name
Mar 30, 2020
Reel 53323, frame 567
Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLCSony Interactive Entertainment LLCMerger

Sources

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