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Baseband Unit with Adaptive Fronthaul Link and Bypass of MAC Function

US 10,097,391 In force
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Term ends Mar 11, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Sep 11, 2017 as application 15/701,362 · Granted Oct 9, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Mar 11, 2016
Term ends
Mar 11, 2036
Granted
Oct 9, 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 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.
8
Family applications on record here
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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: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 11, 2016, when application PCT/US2016/022114, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 11, 2017)Mar 11, 2036High 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 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 11, 2036High confidence

This family

Application PCT/US2016/022114PCT application
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US 10,355,895In force
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US 9,998,310In force
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US 10,616,016In force
Mar 2036
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US 10,097,391this patent
Mar 2036
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US 10,749,721In force
May 2036
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US 12,021,672In force
Mar 2036
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Application 18/751,218Pending
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 12, 2017
Reel 43566, frame 493
Barbieri, Alan; Fertonani, DarioPhluido, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 3, 2021
Reel 55137, frame 345
Phluido, Inc.CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 22, 2021
Reel 55671, frame 6
CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaCommScope Technologies LLCNunc Pro Tunc Assignment
Nov 19, 2021
Reel 60752, frame 1
Arris Solutions, Inc.; Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.Wilmington TrustSecurity Interest
Dec 17, 2024
Reel 69889, frame 114
Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope Inc., of North Carolina; Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC; Ruckus IP Holdings LLCApollo Administrative Agency LLCSecurity Interest
May 6, 2025
Reel 71189, frame 1
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentArris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 60752/0001
May 6, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentArris Enterprises LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 60752/0001
May 6, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentCommScope Technologies LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 60752/0001
May 8, 2025
Reel 71226, frame 923
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National AssociationArris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
May 8, 2025
Reel 71234, frame 55
Apollo Administrative Agency LLCArris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 069889/FRAME 0114
May 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National AssociationArris Enterprises LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
May 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National AssociationCommScope Technologies LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
May 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Apollo Administrative Agency LLCArris Enterprises LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 069889/FRAME 0114
May 8, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Apollo Administrative Agency LLCCommScope Technologies LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 069889/FRAME 0114
Jun 25, 2025
Reel 71712, frame 70
CommScope Technologies LLCOutdoor Wireless Networks LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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

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