Term ends Mar 12, 2033 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 12, 2033
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Avi-SPL LLC
Filed Aug 20, 2015 as application 14/831,084 · Granted May 23, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 12, 2013
Mar 12, 2013
Term ends
Mar 12, 2033
Mar 12, 2033
Granted
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
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.
2
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: Medium. 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 Mar 12, 2013, when application 13/796,053, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 20, 2015); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Mar 12, 2033 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 12, 2033 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,661,373 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
1 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2016 Reel 41192, frame 368 | Videolink LLC | FMP Agency Services, LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 26, 2017 Reel 41497, frame 870 | Videolink LLC | Webster Business Credit Corporation | Security Agreement |
| May 8, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Signal Perfection Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 8, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Audio Visual Innovations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 8, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 8, 2018 Reel 45742, frame 175 | FMP Agency Services, LLC | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Audio Visual Innovations, Inc.; Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2020 Reel 52137, frame 199 | Signal Perfection, Ltd.; Videolink LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 11, 2020 Reel 52150, frame 235 | Webster Business Credit Corporation | Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame No.: 041497/0870 |
| Jun 6, 2024 Reel 68056, frame 19 | Videolink LLC; Avi-SPL LLC | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Signal Perfection Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 10, 2024 Reel 67677, frame 384 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Signal Perfection Ltd.; Videolink LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2025 Reel 72422, frame 770 | Avi-SPL LLC | Silver Point Finance, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 20, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Avi-SPL LLC | Patent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019 |
| Aug 20, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Videolink LLC | Patent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019 |
| Aug 20, 2025 Reel 72502, frame 1 | Apollo Administrative Agency LLC | Avi-SPL LLC; Videolink LLC | Patent Release of Security Interest at R/F 68056-0019 |
| Nov 24, 2025 Reel 74024, frame 324 | Videolink LLC; Avi-SPL LLC | Avi-SPL LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 12, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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