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Flexible Optical Circuit, Cassettes, and Methods

US 9,874,711 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Term ends Oct 3, 2033 · Medium confidence

Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.

Filed Dec 28, 2015 as application 14/980,789 · Granted Jan 23, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Oct 3, 2013
Term ends
Oct 3, 2033
Granted
Jan 23, 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.
7
Family applications on record here
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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: Medium. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 3, 2013, when application 14/045,509, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 28, 2015); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Oct 3, 2033High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium 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 orderOct 3, 2033Medium 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
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 LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentPatent 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 TrustSecurity 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 LLCApollo Administrative Agency LLCSecurity Interest
Dec 19, 2024
Reel 71477, frame 255
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris 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 AgentArris 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 AgentArris 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 AgentArris 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 AgentCommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaRelease of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentCommScope Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentRuckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.)Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504

Sources

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

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