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Method to Provide a Measure of Link Reliability to a Routing Protocol in an Ad Hoc Wireless Network

US 7,412,241 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Meshnetworks, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 6, 2026 (Unity Master LLC Series XIX).

Term ends Dec 2, 2026 · High confidence

Filed Jun 7, 2004 as application 10/863,069 · Granted Aug 12, 2008
Base term plus 908 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2004 2026
Clock starts
Jun 7, 2004
Term ends
Dec 2, 2026
Granted
Aug 12, 2008
base term patent term adjustment 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
908
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.

This patent's term runs 908 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 7, 2004, when this application, 10/863,069, was filedJun 7, 2024High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+908 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 2, 2026High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 2, 2026High confidence

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
Jun 7, 2004
Reel 15450, frame 103
Strutt, Guenael T.Meshnetworks, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 22, 2017
Reel 44806, frame 900
Motorola Solutions, Inc.Arris Enterprises LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49820, frame 495
Arris Enterprises LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49892, frame 396
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Abl Security Agreement
Jul 3, 2019
Reel 49905, frame 504
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLC; Arris Technology, Inc.; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Term Loan Security Agreement
Nov 19, 2021
Reel 60752, frame 1
Arris Solutions, Inc.; Arris Enterprises LLC; CommScope Technologies LLC; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; Ruckus Wireless, Inc.Wilmington TrustSecurity Interest
Mar 18, 2022
Reel 59309, frame 712
Meshnetworks, Inc.Arris Enterprises LLCMerger
Apr 11, 2022
Reel 59662, frame 571
Arris Enterprises LLCStrong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 19, 2022
Reel 61038, frame 692
Motorola Solutions, Inc.Arris Enterprises LLCCorrective by Nullification to Remove Incorrectly Recorded Property Numbers Previously Recorded at Reel 044806, Frame 0900. Assignor Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Patent Rights.
May 16, 2022
Reel 60073, frame 399
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLCPartial Release of Term Loan Security Interest
May 16, 2022
Reel 60073, frame 483
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.CommScope Technologies LLC; Arris Enterprises LLCPartial Release of Abl Security Interest
May 16, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.CommScope Technologies LLCPartial Release of Term Loan Security Interest
May 16, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Arris Enterprises LLCPartial Release of Term Loan Security Interest
May 16, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.CommScope Technologies LLCPartial Release of Abl Security Interest
May 16, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Arris Enterprises LLCPartial Release of Abl Security Interest
May 23, 2022
Reel 60163, frame 642
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentArris Enterprises LLCPartial Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Dec 19, 2024
Reel 71477, frame 255
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.); Arris Technology, Inc.; Arris Solutions, Inc.; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina; CommScope Technologies LLC; Ruckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.)Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Enterprises LLC (F/K/A Arris Enterprises, Inc.)Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Technology, Inc.Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentArris Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentCommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaRelease of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentCommScope Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Dec 19, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentRuckus Wireless, LLC (F/K/A Ruckus Wireless, Inc.)Release of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 049905/0504
Mar 16, 2026
Reel 75118, frame 9
Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016, LLCSim IP 1 LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 27, 2026
Reel 75275, frame 394
Sim IP 1 LLCPowerbridge IP Protection LLCChange of Name
Apr 6, 2026
Reel 75366, frame 1
Powerbridge IP Protection LLCUnity Master LLC Series XIXSecurity Interest
Sep 11, 2026
Reel 76482, frame 384
Qord IP Protection LLC; Capricode IP Protection LLC; VDT IP Protection LLC; Nixu FL IP Protection LLC; NTSK IP Protection LLC; Sim IP HXR LLC; Friendship IP Protection LLC; GL IP Protect LLC; Powerbridge IP Protection LLC; Sforce IP Protection LLCMacquarie Equipment Capital Inc.Security Interest

Sources

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