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Apparatus for and Method of Reducing Power Consumption in a Cable Modem

US 7,523,329 in-force Maxlinear Inc · Filed Jun 19, 2007 · Granted Apr 21, 2009

Also listed on Texas Instruments Incorporated, which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Jun 19, 2027

Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires in 9 months
2007 2027
Clock starts
Jun 19, 2007
Granted
Apr 21, 2009
Term ends
Jun 19, 2027
base term fee events Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
0
Days of PTA
2
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This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisionalClock starts Jun 19, 2007Jun 19, 2027High
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidin-forceHigh
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 19, 2027High

The computation, verbatim

base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2007-06-19+20y | =2027-06-19 | PTA+0d=2027-06-19 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2012-10-01,8yr@2016-10-06,12yr@2021-03-19 | status=in-force@2027-06-19

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US 7,523,329this patentJun 2027

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
Aug 14, 2007
reel/frame not recorded
Ezra, Ronen; Klein, ShaulTexas Instruments IncorporatedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 5, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
Texas Instruments IncorporatedIntel CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 27, 2020
Reel 53626, frame 636
Intel CorporationMaxlinear, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 9, 2021
Reel 56816, frame 89
Maxlinear, Inc.; Maxlinear Communications, LLC; Exar CorporationWells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Jul 9, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Exar Corporation; Maxlinear Communications, LLC; Maxlinear, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
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