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Incident-Based Traffic Signal Preemption and Priority

US 11,232,707 In force
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Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 13, 2026 (National Bank of Canada).

Term ends Aug 19, 2040 · High confidence

Filed Apr 28, 2021 as application 17/242,977 · Granted Jan 25, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
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20 years from filing
2020 2040
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Aug 19, 2020
Term ends
Aug 19, 2040
Granted
Jan 25, 2022
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
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Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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Terminal disclaimer
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 19, 2020, when application 16/997,292, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 28, 2021)Aug 19, 2040High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
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Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 19, 2040High 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
Apr 28, 2021
Reel 56072, frame 142
Kulus, Christian; Moore, Jared; Mack, ChadGlobal Traffic Technologies, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 7, 2023
Reel 64183, frame 966
Global Traffic Technologies, LLCComerica BankSecurity Interest
Mar 21, 2024
Reel 66861, frame 273
Global Traffic Technologies, LLCExport Development CanadaSecurity Interest
Mar 7, 2025
Reel 70446, frame 609
Global Traffic Technologies, LLCMiovision Technologies US, LLCChange of Name
Apr 30, 2025
Reel 71129, frame 664
Global Traffic Technologies, LLCMiovision Technologies US, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Street Address and Zip Code Previously Recorded on Reel 70446 Frame 609. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name.
Aug 6, 2026
Reel 75549, frame 978
Fifth Third Bank, National AssocationMiovision Technologies US, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 6, 2026
Reel 75551, frame 77
Export Development CanadaMiovision Technologies US, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Aug 13, 2026
Reel 76382, frame 479
Miovision Technologies US, LLCNational Bank of CanadaSecurity Interest

Sources

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