Term ends Aug 6, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 5, 2028
Held by Hover Inc.
Filed Nov 5, 2008 as application 12/265,656 · Granted Apr 16, 2013
Base term plus 1004 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2031
Clock starts
Nov 5, 2008
Nov 5, 2008
Term ends
Aug 6, 2031
Aug 6, 2031
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Apr 16, 2013
base term
patent term adjustment
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
1,004
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
4
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 runs 1004 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. 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 Nov 5, 2008, when this application, 12/265,656, was filed | Nov 5, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1004 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 6, 2031 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 6, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,422,825 | this patent Aug 2031 | Aug 2031 |
| US 8,649,632 | In force Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| US 9,430,871 | In force Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
| Application 14/168,149 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 6, 2008 Reel 21799, frame 708 | Neophytou, Neophytos; Herbert, Marc L.; Pittel, James L. | Intelepix, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 11, 2012 Reel 28938, frame 588 | Intelepix, LLC | North Vector, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Feb 15, 2013 Reel 29820, frame 101 | Brandt, William A. | North Vector, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 15, 2013 Reel 29820, frame 170 | North Vector, Inc. | Hover Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 25, 2020 Reel 52229, frame 972 | Hover Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Mar 25, 2020 Reel 52229, frame 986 | Hover Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 28, 2021 Reel 56423, frame 199 | Hover Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 28, 2021 Reel 56423, frame 222 | Hover Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank, As Administrative Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 28, 2021 Reel 56423, frame 179 | Silicon Valley Bank | Hover Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 28, 2021 Reel 56423, frame 189 | Silicon Valley Bank, As Agent | Hover Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 6, 2022 Reel 61622, frame 741 | Silicon Valley Bank | Hover Inc. | Termination of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 6, 2022 Reel 61622, frame 761 | Silicon Valley Bank, As Agent | Hover Inc. | Termination of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2031
Term ends Aug 6, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1004 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
133
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. 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.