Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 27, 2021 (Goldman Sachs Bank USA).
Term ends no later than Jan 25, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 25, 2036
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Subcom, LLC
Filed Oct 12, 2016 as application 15/291,515 · Granted May 8, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Jan 25, 2016
Jan 25, 2016
Ends no later than
Jan 25, 2036
Jan 25, 2036
Granted
May 8, 2018
May 8, 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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 25, 2016, when application 15/006,084, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 12, 2016) | Jan 25, 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Jan 25, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,825,726 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
| US 9,967,051 | this patent no later than Jan 2036 | no later than Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2017 Reel 41006, frame 615 | Zhang, Sheng; Bolshtyansky, Maxim A.; Foursa, Dmitri | Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 2, 2018 Reel 47924, frame 194 | Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications LLC | Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 16, 2018 Reel 47586, frame 655 | Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications LLC | Subcom, LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 27, 2021 Reel 56067, frame 462 | Subcom, LLC | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 27, 2021 Reel 57215, frame 950 | Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as Administrative Agent | Tyco Electronics Subsea Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jan 2036
Term ends no later than Jan 25, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jan 25, 2036. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.