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Apparatus and Method for Reduced Computation Amplifier Gain Control

US 10,230,409 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 21, 2019 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association -).

Term ends May 24, 2036 · High confidence

Filed May 24, 2016 as application 15/163,436 · Granted Mar 12, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
May 24, 2016
Term ends
May 24, 2036
Granted
Mar 12, 2019
base term fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
78
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: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 24, 2016, when this application, 15/163,436, was filedMay 24, 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 orderMay 24, 2036High confidence

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US 10,230,409this patent
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Application 62/349,968Provisional application
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Application 62/350,671Pending
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Application 62/364,839Provisional application
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8 of 78 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
May 24, 2016
Reel 38707, frame 686
Becker, Neal D.Hughes Networks Systems, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 23, 2017
Reel 42534, frame 696
Becker, Neal D.Hughes Network Systems, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Name of the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 038707 Frame: 0686. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
May 21, 2019
Reel 49239, frame 675
Hughes Network Systems, LLCWells Fargo Bank, National Association - as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Oct 1, 2019
Reel 50600, frame 314
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationU.S. Bank National AssociationAssignment of Patent Security Agreements
Sep 3, 2020
Reel 53703, frame 367
Wells Fargo, National Bank AssociationU.S. Bank National AssociationCorrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application Number 15649418 Previously Recorded on Reel 050600 Frame 0314. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Patent Security Agreements.

Sources

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