Also listed on Brookstone Company, Inc., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 9, 2014 (General Electric Capital Corporation).
Term ends Jul 26, 2030 · High confidence
Held by Big Blue Audio LLC
Filed Dec 18, 2013 · Granted Jul 26, 2016
Base term, 14 years from grant
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2016
2030
Clock starts
Jul 26, 2016
Jul 26, 2016
Term ends
Jul 26, 2030
Jul 26, 2030
base term
Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
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14 years from grant
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Jul 26, 2016 | Jul 26, 2030 | 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 |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 26, 2030 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2013 Reel 31810, frame 966 | Petersen, Christopher M. | Brookstone Purchasing, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 24, 2014 Reel 32037, frame 853 | Brookstone Purchasing, Inc. | Big Blue Audio LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 26, 2014 Reel 32334, frame 798 | Brookstone Purchasing, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Jul 9, 2014 Reel 33282, frame 640 | Wells Fargo Bank | Brookstone Purchasing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 9, 2014 Reel 33282, frame 664 | Big Blue Audio LLC; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc. | General Electric Capital Corporation | Security Interest |
| Dec 18, 2015 Reel 37333, frame 878 | Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.; Big Blue Audio LLC | General Electric Capital Corporation | Security Interest |
| Aug 12, 2016 Reel 39669, frame 205 | General Electric Capital Corporation | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Assignment of Security Agreement for Patents |
| Jul 11, 2018 Reel 46539, frame 357 | Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc.; Big Blue Audio LLC | Sanpower (Hong Kong) Company Limited | Security Interest |
| Aug 31, 2018 Reel 47570, frame 677 | Big Blue Audio LLC; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 23, 2018 Reel 47296, frame 766 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Big Blue Audio, LLC; Brookstone Company, Inc.; Brookstone Purchasing, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 33282/FRAME 664, Reel 36992/FRAME 599, Reel 37333/FRAME 878, and Reel 39669/FRAME 0205 |
| Oct 23, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Big Blue Audio, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 33282/FRAME 664, Reel 36992/FRAME 599, Reel 37333/FRAME 878, and Reel 39669/FRAME 0205 |
| Oct 23, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Brookstone Company, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 33282/FRAME 664, Reel 36992/FRAME 599, Reel 37333/FRAME 878, and Reel 39669/FRAME 0205 |
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