Also listed on Aereo, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 18, 2018 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Aug 14, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 14, 2032
Filed Aug 14, 2012 as application 13/585,652 · Granted Mar 20, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Aug 14, 2012
Aug 14, 2012
Term ends
Aug 14, 2032
Aug 14, 2032
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Mar 20, 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.
2
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: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 14, 2012, when this application, 13/585,652, was filed | Aug 14, 2032 | 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 | Aug 14, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,923,279 | this patent Aug 2032 | Aug 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/054884 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2012 Reel 29297, frame 402 | Lipowski, Joseph Thaddeus; Bingham, James Alan | Aereo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 13, 2015 Reel 35163, frame 717 | Aereo, Inc. | RPX Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 11, 2015 Reel 36544, frame 126 | RPX Corporation | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 18, 2018 Reel 46570, frame 416 | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Supplemental Security Agreement |
| Jul 18, 2018 Reel 46570, frame 430 | Charter Communications Operating, LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Supplemental Security Agreement |
| Jul 25, 2018 Reel 46630, frame 193 | Bright House Networks, LLC; Charter Communications Operating, LLC; Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC; Time Warner Cable Internet LLC | Wells Fargo Trust Company, N.A. | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Aug 2032
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Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
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