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Distributed Edge Processing of Internet of Things Device Data in Co-Location Facilities

US 9,866,637 In force
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Term ends Dec 29, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Dec 29, 2016 as application 15/394,144 · Granted Jan 9, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Dec 29, 2016
Term ends
Dec 29, 2036
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
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.
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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.
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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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 29, 2016, when this application, 15/394,144, was filedDec 29, 2036High 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 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 29, 2036High confidence

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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
Dec 29, 2016
Reel 40805, frame 267
Koty, Ramchandra Jayateerth; Jeyapaul, JaganathanEquinix, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 31, 2017
Reel 41812, frame 580
Doraiswamy, Vijaay; Lillie, Brian J.; Purohit, PurvishEquinix, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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