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System and method for detecting presence within a strictly defined wireless zone

US 11,843,988 In force
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Term ends Mar 19, 2039 · From the USPTO record

Named at grant Simpello LLC · find this owner
Filed Sep 17, 2020 as application 16/948,416 · Granted Dec 12, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2019 2039
Clock starts
Mar 19, 2019
Term ends
Mar 19, 2039
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
base term 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.
0 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.

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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 19, 2019, when the earliest non-provisional application in its chain was filed (this one was filed Sep 17, 2020); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Mar 19, 2039High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustmentNo term adjustment record on a grant after 2005, so none is addedno changeMedium confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 19, 2039From the USPTO record

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