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Acoustic Hailing Device

US 9,693,148 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 11, 2021 (Mufg Union Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Jan 12, 2036 · High confidence

Held by Genasys Inc.
Filed Aug 10, 2015 as application 14/822,579 · Granted Jun 27, 2017
Base term plus 155 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2036
Clock starts
Aug 10, 2015
Term ends
Jan 12, 2036
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
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
155
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 155 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 10, 2015, when this application, 14/822,579, was filedAug 10, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+155 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJan 12, 2036High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 12, 2036High 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
Apr 13, 2016
Reel 38272, frame 545
Lopez, HernanLrad CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 5, 2020
Reel 52095, frame 912
Lrad CorporationGenasys Inc.Change of Name
Mar 11, 2021
Reel 55562, frame 952
Genasys Inc.Mufg Union Bank, N.a.Security Interest
May 14, 2024
Reel 67405, frame 333
Genasys Inc.; Genasys Puerto Rico, LLC; Evertel Technologies, LLC; Zonehaven LLCCantor Fitzgerald Securities, As Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
May 17, 2024
Reel 67452, frame 418
U.S. Bank National AssociationGenasys Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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

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