Also listed on Zih Corp., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 12, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 12, 2031
Held by Zebra Technologies Corporation
Filed Apr 19, 2018 as application 15/957,129 · Granted May 11, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Apr 12, 2011
Apr 12, 2011
Term ends
Apr 12, 2031
Apr 12, 2031
Granted
May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021
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.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
6
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. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 12, 2011, when application 13/085,422, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 19, 2018) | Apr 12, 2031 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High 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 | Apr 12, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,714,851 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 9,434,191 | In force May 2031 | May 2031 |
| US 9,975,360 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 11,001,084 | this patent Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 11,840,068 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 12,397,567 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2019 Reel 48470, frame 848 | Zih Corp. | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Merger |
| Apr 17, 2019 Reel 48913, frame 812 | Preliasco, Richard J.; Lyman, Roy P.; Beck, David F.; Horrocks, Craig A.; Hegarty, Patrick J. | Zih Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 3, 2019 Reel 49674, frame 916 | Zebra Technologies Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 1, 2020 Reel 53841, frame 212 | Zebra Technologies Corporation; Laser Band, LLC; Temptime Corporation | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Mar 5, 2021 Reel 56036, frame 590 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Zebra Technologies Corporation; Laser Band, LLC; Temptime Corporation | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
| Mar 5, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
| Mar 5, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Laser Band, LLC | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
| Mar 5, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Temptime Corporation | Release of Security Interest - 364 - Day |
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What's changing
Apr 2031
Term ends Apr 12, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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