Securing structure of sound output mechanism and sound processing means of mobile device capable of outputting visual and sound signals
US 9,380,366 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Jun 28, 2024 on the fee record · From the USPTO record
20-year base term ends Jun 5, 2032
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Jun 5, 2012
Jun 28, 2024
Jun 28, 2016
Jun 5, 2032
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| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 5, 2012, when this application, 14/349,261, was filed | Jun 5, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | No term adjustment record on a grant after 2005, so none is added | no change | Medium confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jun 28, 2024 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 28, 2024 | From the USPTO record |
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