Also listed on Gravity.com, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 29, 2022 (Royal Bank of Canada).
Term ends Dec 3, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 14, 2030
Held by Yahoo Assets LLC
Filed Dec 14, 2010 as application 12/968,194 · Granted Sep 3, 2013
Base term plus 354 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2031
Clock starts
Dec 14, 2010
Dec 14, 2010
Term ends
Dec 3, 2031
Dec 3, 2031
Granted
Sep 3, 2013
Sep 3, 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
354
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.
This patent's term runs 354 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 Dec 14, 2010, when this application, 12/968,194, was filed | Dec 14, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +354 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 3, 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 | Dec 3, 2031 | 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 16, 2010 Reel 25509, frame 408 | Kapur, Amit R.; Pearman, Steven F.; Benedetto, James R. | Gravity, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 7, 2011 Reel 26559, frame 587 | Kapur, Amit Ravi; Pearman, Steven Frederick; Benedetto, James Robert | Project Rover, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name and Its Address Previously Recorded on Reel 025509 Frame 0408. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Assignee. |
| Apr 23, 2014 Reel 32744, frame 32 | Project Rover, Inc. | Gravity.com, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Apr 29, 2014 Reel 32784, frame 111 | Kapur, Amit R.; Pearman, Steven F.; Benedetto, James R. | Project Rover, Inc. (D/B/A Gravity, Inc.) | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name and State of Incorporation, as Shown in the Marked-Up Assignment That Is Initialed and Dated by the Inventors, Previously Recorded on Reel 025509 Frame 0408. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignee and State of Incorporation. |
| May 16, 2014 Reel 32915, frame 691 | Gravity.com, Inc. (F/K/A Project Rover, Inc.) | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2015 Reel 36042, frame 15 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Gravity.com, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights-Release of 032915/0691 |
| Jul 2, 2019 Reel 49658, frame 904 | Gravity.com LLC | Oath Inc. | Merger |
| Oct 26, 2020 Reel 54258, frame 635 | Oath Inc. | Verizon Media Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 16, 2021 Reel 58982, frame 282 | Yahoo Ad Tech LLC (Formerly Verizon Media Inc.) | Yahoo Assets LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 29, 2022 Reel 61571, frame 773 | Yahoo Assets LLC | Royal Bank of Canada, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (First Lien) |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Dec 2031
Term ends Dec 3, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 354 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
19
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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.