Also listed on Max Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 26, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 26, 2034
Held by Max Wireless, LLC
Filed Nov 26, 2014 as application 14/555,183 · Granted Oct 18, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Nov 26, 2014
Nov 26, 2014
Term ends
Nov 26, 2034
Nov 26, 2034
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Oct 18, 2016
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.
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.
5
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 26, 2014, when this application, 14/555,183, was filed | Nov 26, 2034 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 26, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,473,341 | this patent Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 10,103,923 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 10,075,318 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 10,511,471 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| Application 16/716,170 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2016 Reel 37887, frame 444 | Zhang, Hongyuan; Sun, Yakun; Lou, Hui-ling; Chu, Liwen | Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2016 Reel 37887, frame 457 | Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Marvell International Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2016 Reel 37887, frame 492 | Marvell International Ltd. | Marvell World Trade Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2016 Reel 37887, frame 523 | Marvell World Trade Ltd. | Marvell International Ltd. | License |
| Sep 26, 2019 Reel 50538, frame 255 | Marvell World Trade Ltd. | Marvell International Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 18, 2019 Reel 51536, frame 1 | Marvell International Ltd. | NXP USA, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 17, 2026 Reel 73802, frame 70 | NXP USA, Inc. | Max Wireless, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Nov 2034
Term ends Nov 26, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
60
later US patents cite this one
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