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HVAC-Based Volume Control

US 10,798,462 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on RCS Technology, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded May 15, 2024 (U.S. Bank National Association).

Term ends Aug 21, 2039 · High confidence

Filed Aug 21, 2019 as application 16/546,639 · Granted Oct 6, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2019 2039
Clock starts
Aug 21, 2019
Term ends
Aug 21, 2039
Granted
Oct 6, 2020
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 Aug 21, 2019, when this application, 16/546,639, was filedAug 21, 2039High 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 orderAug 21, 2039High confidence

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US 10,798,462this patent
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Application PCT/US2020/045435PCT application
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US 11,277,670In force
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US 11,736,772In force
Aug 2039
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Application 18/220,801Abandoned
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US 12,563,271In force
Aug 2039
Aug 2039
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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Aug 21, 2019
Reel 50116, frame 388
Acosta, MatthewRCS Technology, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 12, 2022
Reel 60482, frame 23
RCS Technology, LLCUniversal Electronics Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 15, 2024
Reel 67417, frame 402
Universal Electronics Inc.U.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Interest

Sources

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

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