Term ended Jul 24, 2026 · High confidence

Held by Mobile Tech, Inc.

Filed Mar 31, 2011 as application 29/388,726 · Granted Jul 24, 2012

Base term, 14 years from grant

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14 years from grant

Term ended Jul 24, 2026

2012 2026

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Jul 24, 2012

Term ended
Jul 24, 2026

base term after the term ends 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

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14 years from grant

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Step	Input	Date after this step	Confidence
Base term, 14 years from grant	Granted Jul 24, 2012	Jul 24, 2026	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
Computed term end	The steps above, in order	Jul 24, 2026	High confidence

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US 8,698,617	In force Feb 2032	Feb 2032
US 8,698,618	In force Sep 2031	Sep 2031
US D663,972	this patent Jul 2026	Jul 2026
US D649,076	Term ended Nov 2025	Nov 2025
US 9,092,960	In force Aug 2031	Aug 2031
Application PCT/US2011/037235	PCT application no patent term	no patent term
US 9,220,358	In force Jul 2031	Jul 2031
US 10,706,694	In force Dec 2031	Dec 2031

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Recorded	Assignor	Assignee	Conveyance
Apr 14, 2011 Reel 26125, frame 852	Alexander, Christopher; Grant, Michael	Merchandising Technologies, Inc.	Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 1, 2013 Reel 30937, frame 416	Mobile Tech, Inc.	Fifth Third Bank	Security Agreement
Aug 13, 2013 Reel 31005, frame 148	Mobile Tech, Inc.	Capitalsouth Partners SBIC Fund III, L.P.	Security Agreement
Aug 19, 2016 Reel 39752, frame 495	Firth Third Bank	Mobile Tech, Inc.	Release of Security Interest Recorded at R/Fs 030937/0416 and 032608/0623
Apr 17, 2018 Reel 45559, frame 676	Merchandising Technologies, Inc.	Mobile Tech, Inc.	Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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