Term ends Apr 3, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 3, 2032
Held by Datavault AI Inc.
Filed Apr 3, 2012 as application 13/438,787 · Granted Feb 25, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Apr 3, 2012
Apr 3, 2012
Term ends
Apr 3, 2032
Apr 3, 2032
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Feb 25, 2014
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 3, 2012, when this application, 13/438,787, was filed | Apr 3, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 3, 2032 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2012 Reel 27982, frame 767 | Boehlke, Kenneth A. | Summit Semiconductor LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 15, 2015 Reel 34726, frame 735 | Summit Semiconductor LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company | Meriwether Mezzanine Partners, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership | Security Interest |
| Jul 25, 2017 Reel 43089, frame 550 | Summit Semiconductor, LLC | Marcorp Financial, LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 7, 2017 Reel 44332, frame 489 | Summit Semiconductor, LLC | Alexander Capital, LP | Security Interest |
| Dec 12, 2018 Reel 48961, frame 420 | Summit Semiconductor, Inc. | Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jun 2, 2022 Reel 60256, frame 714 | Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. | Wisa Technologies Inc. | Change of Name |
| Mar 13, 2025 Reel 70514, frame 711 | Wisa Technologies, Inc. | Datavault AI Inc. | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2032
Term ends Apr 3, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.