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Wireless Communication System and Wireless Terminal Device

US 9,326,128 Term ended
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Term ended Nov 10, 2026 · High confidence

Held by 1FINITY Inc.
Filed Jan 23, 2012 as application 13/356,171 · Granted Apr 26, 2016
USPTO first gave this application the number US 9,282,452 and withdrew it before it issued. That number now leads here.
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Nov 10, 2026
2006 2026
Clock starts
Nov 10, 2006
Term ended
Nov 10, 2026
Granted
Apr 26, 2016
base term after the term ends 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.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.

This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Nov 10, 2006, when application PCT/JP2006/322494, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 23, 2012)Nov 10, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 10, 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
Aug 13, 2025
Reel 72434, frame 582
Fujitsu Limited1FINITY Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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