Term ends Sep 7, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 7, 2036
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Appdirect, Inc.
Filed Sep 22, 2020 as application 17/028,865 · Granted Feb 6, 2024
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
Sep 7, 2016
Sep 7, 2016
Term ends
Sep 7, 2036
Sep 7, 2036
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Feb 6, 2024
base term
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.
0 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.
5
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. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 7, 2016, when application PCT/US2016/050575, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 22, 2020); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Sep 7, 2036 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 7, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,783,690 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 11,176,725 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 11,893,671 | this patent Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
| US 11,908,057 | In force Sep 2036 | Sep 2036 |
4 of 5 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2023 Reel 63036, frame 83 | Auckland Uniservices Limited | Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC; Soul Machines Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 20, 2023 Reel 63037, frame 310 | Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. | Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC | Merger |
| Mar 20, 2023 Reel 63120, frame 345 | Sagar, Mark Andrew; Wu, Tim Szu-hsien; Bonniwell, Frank Filipe; Alkouh, Homoud B.; Hodges, Colin Joseph | Auckland Uniservices Ltd.; Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 20, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Alkouh, Homoud B.; Bonniwell, Frank Filipe; Hodges, Colin Joseph; Sagar, Mark Andrew; Wu, Tim Szu-hsien | Auckland Uniservices Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 20, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Alkouh, Homoud B.; Bonniwell, Frank Filipe; Hodges, Colin Joseph; Sagar, Mark Andrew; Wu, Tim Szu-hsien | Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 20, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Auckland Uniservices Limited | Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 20, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Auckland Uniservices Limited | Soul Machines Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 21, 2023 Reel 63049, frame 847 | Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC | Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | Merger |
| Mar 21, 2023 Reel 63125, frame 764 | Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC | Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC | Change of Name |
| Jul 29, 2026 Reel 76077, frame 562 | Soul Machines Limited | Appdirect, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Sep 2036
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