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System and Method for Reconfiguration of an Entertainment System Controlling Device

US 11,533,530 In force
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Term ends Sep 29, 2029 · High confidence

Held by Universal Electronics Inc.
Filed May 26, 2021 as application 17/330,923 · Granted Dec 20, 2022
Base term plus 10 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Sep 29, 2009
Term ends
Sep 29, 2029
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
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
10
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,306,291.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.

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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 29, 2009, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed May 26, 2021)Sep 29, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+10 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordOct 9, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,306,291)capped to Sep 29, 2029High confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 1 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 29, 2029High confidence

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