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Enhanced Control of a Device Based on Detected User Presence

US 10,674,209 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 25, 2018 (Wells Fargo Trust Company, N.A.).

Term ends May 31, 2037 · High confidence

Filed May 31, 2017 as application 15/610,234 · Granted Jun 2, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2017 2037
Clock starts
May 31, 2017
Term ends
May 31, 2037
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
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.
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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.
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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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 31, 2017, when this application, 15/610,234, was filedMay 31, 2037High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 31, 2037High 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
Aug 23, 2017
Reel 43373, frame 882
Compton, Richard A.Charter Communications Operating LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 25, 2018
Reel 46630, frame 193
Bright House Networks, LLC; Charter Communications Operating, LLC; Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC; Time Warner Cable Internet LLCWells Fargo Trust Company, N.A.Security Interest
Aug 10, 2022
Reel 61633, frame 69
Charter Communications Operating, LLC; Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSupplemental Security Agreement
Sep 22, 2022
Reel 61503, frame 937
Charter Communications Operating, LLC; Time Warner Cable Enterprises, LLCWells Fargo Trust Company, N.A.Security Interest
Sep 22, 2022
Reel 61504, frame 307
Charter Communications Operating, LLC; Time Warner Cable Enterprises, LLCThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.Security Interest

Sources

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

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