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Spectral Defragmentation in Communication Networks

US 12,665,832 In force
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Term ends Aug 2, 2043 · Medium confidence

Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.

Filed Jan 8, 2025 as application 19/013,833 · Granted Jun 23, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2023 2043
Clock starts
Aug 2, 2023
Term ends
Aug 2, 2043
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
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.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 2, 2023, when application 18/364,137, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 8, 2025); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Aug 2, 2043High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderAug 2, 2043Medium 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
Jan 9, 2025
Reel 69794, frame 321
Gelman, Efraim; Hecht, Inbal; Ezra, ShirelEci Telecom Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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