Also listed on Algolux Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 9, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 7, 2034
Held by Qualcomm Incorporated
Filed Mar 7, 2014 as application 14/200,880 · Granted Apr 5, 2016
Base term plus 186 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Mar 7, 2014
Mar 7, 2014
Term ends
Sep 9, 2034
Sep 9, 2034
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Apr 5, 2016
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
186
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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 186 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Mar 7, 2014, when this application, 14/200,880, was filed | Mar 7, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +186 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Sep 9, 2034 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 9, 2034 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2014 Reel 33067, frame 530 | Heidrich, Wolfgang; Heide, Felix; Rouf, Mushfiqur; Hullin, Matthias | The University of British Columbia | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
| Mar 2, 2018 Reel 45089, frame 520 | The University of British Columbia | Algolux Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 5, 2018 Reel 45496, frame 65 | Algolux Inc. | Algolux Inc. | Change of Company Address |
| Aug 7, 2020 Reel 53430, frame 772 | Algolux Inc. | Algolux Inc. | Change of Address |
| Jun 21, 2022 Reel 60259, frame 88 | Algolux Inc.; Algolux (USA) Inc. | Royal Bank of Canada | Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2023 Reel 63245, frame 485 | Royal Bank of Canada | Algolux Inc.; Algolux (USA) Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Algolux Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 6, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Royal Bank of Canada | Algolux (USA) Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 27, 2023 Reel 64087, frame 491 | Algolux Inc. | Torc CND Robotics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 4, 2024 Reel 66024, frame 120 | Torc CND Robotics, Inc. | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 3, 2025 Reel 69853, frame 672 | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Qualcomm Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2034
Term ends Sep 9, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 186 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
11
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.