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US 8,434,086 In force
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Term ends Feb 3, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Dec 22, 2005 as application 11/317,468 · Granted Apr 30, 2013
Base term plus 1504 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2005 2030
Clock starts
Dec 22, 2005
Term ends
Feb 3, 2030
Granted
Apr 30, 2013
base term patent term adjustment fee events 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
1,504
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.
10
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

This patent's term runs 1504 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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 22, 2005, when this application, 11/317,468, was filedDec 22, 2025High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1504 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordFeb 3, 2030High 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 orderFeb 3, 2030High 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
Jul 11, 2006
Reel 17926, frame 783
Dodge, Dan; Danko, Attilla; Marineau-mes, Sebastien; Van Der Veen, Peter; Burgess, Colin; Fletcher, Thomas; Stecher, BrianQNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 7, 2006
Reel 18596, frame 1
Dodge, Dan; Danko, Attilla; Marineau-mes, Sebastien; Van Der Veen, Peter; Burgess, Colin; Fletcher, Thomas; Stecher, BrianQNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGCorrective Assignment to Correct the to Remove Incorrect Serial No. 11/317,469 and Add Correct Serial No. of 11/317,468. Previously Recorded on Reel 017926 Frame 0783. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Interest from Inventors for Serial No. 11/317,468..
May 8, 2009
Reel 22659, frame 743
Harman International Industries, Incorporated; Becker Service-und Verwaltung GmbH; Crown Audio, Inc.; Harman Becker Automotive Systems (Michigan), Inc.; Harman Becker Automotive Systems Holding GmbH; Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.; Harman Consumer Group, Inc.; Harman Deutschland GmbH; Harman Financial Group LLC; Harman Holding GmbH & Co. KG; Harman Music Group, Incorporated; Harman Software Technology International Beteiligungs GmbH; Harman Software Technology Management GmbH; Hbas International GmbH; Hbas Manufacturing, Inc.; Innovative Systems GmbH Navigation-Multimedia; JBL Incorporated; Lexicon, Incorporated; Margi Systems, Inc.; QNX Software Systems (Wavemakers), Inc.; QNX Software Systems Canada Corporation; QNX Software Systems Co.; QNX Software Systems GmbH; QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KG; QNX Software Systems International Corporation; QNX Software Systems, Inc.; XS Embedded GmbH (F/K/A Harman Becker Media Drive Technology GmbH)Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Security Agreement
Jun 3, 2010
Reel 24483, frame 45
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentHarman International Industries, Incorporated; QNX Software Systems (Wavemakers), Inc.; QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGPartial Release of Security Interest
Jun 3, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentHarman International Industries, IncorporatedPartial Release of Security Interest
Jun 3, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentQNX Software Systems (Wavemakers), Inc.Partial Release of Security Interest
Jun 3, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentQNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGPartial Release of Security Interest
Feb 28, 2011
Reel 25863, frame 398
QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGQNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGRegistration
Feb 28, 2011
Reel 25863, frame 434
QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGQNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KGChange of Seat
Sep 9, 2011
Reel 26883, frame 544
QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KG7801769 Canada Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 9, 2011
Reel 26883, frame 553
7801769 Canada Inc.QNX Software Systems LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 27, 2012
Reel 27768, frame 961
QNX Software Systems LimitedQNX Software Systems LimitedChange of Address
Apr 4, 2014
Reel 32607, frame 674
8758271 Canada Inc.2236008 Ontario Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 4, 2014
Reel 32607, frame 943
QNX Software Systems Limited8758271 Canada Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 22, 2020
Reel 53313, frame 315
2236008 Ontario Inc.BlackBerry LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 16, 2023
Reel 64104, frame 103
BlackBerry LimitedMalikie Innovations LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 19, 2023
Reel 64270, frame 1
BlackBerry LimitedMalikie Innovations LimitedNunc Pro Tunc Assignment

Sources

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