Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 27, 2025 (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Priority Collateral Trustee).
Term ends May 20, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 20, 2036
Held by Vivint, Inc.
Filed May 20, 2016 as application 15/160,979 · Granted Jan 16, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016
Term ends
May 20, 2036
May 20, 2036
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Jan 16, 2018
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.
6
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 20, 2016, when this application, 15/160,979, was filed | May 20, 2036 | 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 | May 20, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,870,694 | this patent May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US 10,522,013 | In force Nov 2036 | Nov 2036 |
| Application PCT/US2017/028507 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,861,305 | In force Oct 2036 | Oct 2036 |
| Application PCT/US2017/062620 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,183,037 | In force Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2016 Reel 38662, frame 188 | Eyring, Matthew J.; Whitlock, Jeffrey David; Winegar, Thomas Colby; Lefebvre, Kyle; Chapman, Tyson | Vivint, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 Reel 47024, frame 48 | Vivint, Inc. | Bank of America N.A. | Suppl. No. 2 Security Agreement |
| Sep 6, 2018 Reel 47029, frame 304 | Vivint, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| May 23, 2019 Reel 49283, frame 566 | Vivint, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Jul 12, 2021 Reel 56832, frame 824 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Vivint, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 1, 2024 Reel 69289, frame 468 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Vivint LLC (F/K/A Vivint, Inc.) | Release (REEL 047029/ Frame 0304) |
| Nov 11, 2024 Reel 69334, frame 137 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Vivint, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 049283, Frame 0566 |
| Feb 27, 2025 Reel 70349, frame 816 | Vivint LLC; Smart Home Pros, Inc.; Vivint Amigo, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Priority Collateral Trustee | After-Acquired Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
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What's changing
May 2036
Term ends May 20, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
15
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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