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Trigger Frame Format for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) Communication

US 10,334,571 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Max Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Dec 7, 2035 · High confidence

Filed Dec 7, 2015 as application 14/961,380 · Granted Jun 25, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Dec 7, 2015
Term ends
Dec 7, 2035
Granted
Jun 25, 2019
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.
1 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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 7, 2015, when this application, 14/961,380, was filedDec 7, 2035High 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 events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 7, 2035High confidence

This family

US 10,334,571this patent
Dec 2035
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US 10,390,328In force
Dec 2035
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Application PCT/US2016/030426PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 10,764,874In force
Dec 2035
Dec 2035
Application 16/544,312Abandoned
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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
May 19, 2017
Reel 42443, frame 84
Chu, Liwen; Sun, Yakun; Zhang, Hongyuan; Wang, Lei; Jiang, Jinjing; Lou, Hui-lingMarvell Semiconductor, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 19, 2017
Reel 42443, frame 102
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Marvell International Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 19, 2017
Reel 42443, frame 106
Marvell World Trade Ltd.Marvell International Ltd.License
Jun 2, 2017
Reel 42578, frame 765
Marvell International Ltd.Marvell World Trade Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 26, 2019
Reel 50523, frame 820
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, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

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

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