Term ends Sep 11, 2027 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 11, 2027
Grace period ended Nov 11, 2026 · no payment on record as of the Nov 10, 2026 fee file · lapse expected
Held by Sonos, Inc.
Filed May 10, 2013 as application 13/892,230 · Granted Nov 11, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Sep 11, 2007
Sep 11, 2007
Term ends
Sep 11, 2027
Sep 11, 2027
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Nov 11, 2014
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.
2 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.
40
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Low: the grace period for its third maintenance fee ended Nov 11, 2026 with no payment on record. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 11, 2007, when application 11/853,790, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 10, 2013) | Sep 11, 2027 | 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 |
| Fee events | The grace period ended with no payment on record in the fee file | grace period ended Nov 11, 2026 | Low confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 11, 2027 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 8,483,853 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| US 9,202,509 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 8,788,080 | In force Aug 2029 | Aug 2029 |
| US 8,886,347 | this patent Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 8,934,997 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 8,843,228 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 9,014,834 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
| US 9,219,959 | In force Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 |
8 of 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2013 Reel 30789, frame 40 | Lambourne, Robert A | Sonos, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 15, 2015 Reel 37112, frame 14 | Sonos, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 1, 2016 Reel 38329, frame 253 | Sonos, Inc. | Gordon Brothers Finance Company | Security Interest |
| Jul 25, 2018 Reel 46625, frame 882 | Gordon Brothers Finance Company | Sonos, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 15, 2021 Reel 58123, frame 206 | Sonos, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Oct 18, 2021 Reel 58213, frame 597 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Sonos, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Nov 11
Grace period ended Nov 11, 2026 with no payment on record. The term ends early once USPTO posts the lapse
Sep 2027
Term ends Sep 11, 2027.
Citations
136
later US patents cite this one
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