Also listed on Umbra Software Oy, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 13, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 12, 2034
Held by Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Filed Dec 12, 2014 as application 14/568,816 · Granted Jun 27, 2017
Base term plus 213 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2035
Clock starts
Dec 12, 2014
Dec 12, 2014
Term ends
Jul 13, 2035
Jul 13, 2035
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Jun 27, 2017
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
213
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 213 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 12, 2014, when this application, 14/568,816, was filed | Dec 12, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +213 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 13, 2035 | 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 | Jul 13, 2035 | 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 12, 2014 Reel 34495, frame 627 | Silvennoinen, Ari; Saransaari, Hannu; Makinen, Otso | Umbra Software Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 21, 2020 Reel 54818, frame 225 | Silvennoinen, Ari; Saransaari, Hannu; Makinen, Otso | Umbra Software Oy | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Name of Receiving Party Previously Recorded on Reel 034495 Frame 0627. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Assignors Interest. |
| May 16, 2022 Reel 59919, frame 971 | Umbra Software Oy | A9.com, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 13, 2024 Reel 69167, frame 493 | A9.com, Inc. | Amazon Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2035
Term ends Jul 13, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 213 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
11
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2017 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.