ACE Communications Limited

5 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Jul 2031

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

1 fee due Jan 16, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and system for self-managed sound enhancement (US 10,356,535) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and System for Self-Managed Sound Enhancement (US 9,138,178) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,782,131	Method and system for self-managed sound enhancement In force Ends no later than Jul 18, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jul 18, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 10,356,535	Method and system for self-managed sound enhancement In force Term ends Jul 18, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 18, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 9,468,401	Method and system for self-managed sound enhancement In force Term ends Jan 22, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 22, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,138,178	Method and System for Self-Managed Sound Enhancement In force Term ends Oct 6, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 6, 2033	High confidence
US 9,584,920	System for Fitting Audio Signals for In-Use Ear In force Term ends Dec 4, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2034	High confidence

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