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Method and System of Extending Battery Life of a Wireless Microphone Unit

US 10,009,701 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Watchguard, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Jul 27, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Nov 1, 2016 as application 15/340,146 · Granted Jun 26, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Jul 27, 2009
Term ends
Jul 27, 2029
Granted
Jun 26, 2018
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 2
Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 27, 2009, when application 12/509,939, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 1, 2016)Jul 27, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 27, 2029High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Nov 2, 2016
Reel 40194, frame 192
Cilia, AndrewEnforcement Video, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 7, 2017
Reel 44712, frame 932
Enforcement Video, LLCWatchguard, Inc.Certificate of Conversion
Apr 3, 2018
Reel 45819, frame 444
Watchguard, Inc.Texas Capital BankIntellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement
Nov 6, 2018
Reel 47435, frame 214
Watchguard, Inc.Texas Capital BankIntellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement No. 2
Jul 12, 2019
Reel 49735, frame 91
Texas Capital Bank, National AssociationWatchguard, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Dec 17, 2019
Reel 51325, frame 261
Watchguard, Inc.; Watchguard Video, Inc.Motorola Solutions Inc.Change of Name
Feb 25, 2020
Reel 52536, frame 535
Watchguard, Inc.; Watchguard Video, Inc.Watchguard Video, Inc.Merger and Change of Name

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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