Also listed on Venturi Wireless, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends no later than Dec 13, 2030 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 13, 2030
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Dec 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2030
Oct 27, 2020
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 13, 2010, when application 12/966,868, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 31, 2018) | Dec 13, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Dec 13, 2030 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,478,320 | In force Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| US 9,204,446 | Lapsed on the fee record Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| US 10,149,299 | Lapsed on the fee record Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| US 10,820,324 | this patent no later than Dec 2030 | no later than Dec 2030 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2018 Reel 47375, frame 482 | Tofighbakhsh, Mostafa | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 31, 2018 Reel 47375, frame 485 | Ramadas, Krishna | Venturi Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 21, 2020 Reel 53270, frame 596 | Gupta, Vivek | Intel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 14, 2020 Reel 53767, frame 195 | Intel Corporation | Apple Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 13, 2030. We will not guess the cap.