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Security System for Handheld Wireless Devices Using Time-Variable Encryption Keys

US 11,647,385 Term ended
OverviewSources & methods

Term ended Jun 26, 2026 · High confidence

Held by Encryptpat, LLC
Filed Sep 16, 2022 as application 17/946,577 · Granted May 9, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Jun 26, 2026
2006 2026
Clock starts
Jun 26, 2006
Term ended
Jun 26, 2026
Granted
May 9, 2023
base term after the term ends 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.
None due
Maintenance fees
This term ends before the first maintenance fee's grace period does, 4 years from grant, so no fee can end it early.

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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 26, 2006, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Sep 16, 2022)Jun 26, 2026High 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 eventsNo maintenance fee can end the term earlyterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 26, 2026High confidence

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