Also listed on Motorola, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Sep 4, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 4, 2028
Held by Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Filed Feb 19, 2013 as application 13/770,700 · Granted Sep 3, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Sep 4, 2008
Sep 4, 2008
Term ends
Sep 4, 2028
Sep 4, 2028
Granted
Sep 3, 2013
Sep 3, 2013
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.
3 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.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 4, 2008, when application 12/204,562, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 19, 2013) | Sep 4, 2028 | 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 |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 4, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,401,229 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 8,526,678 | this patent Sep 2028 | Sep 2028 |
| US 8,948,458 | In force Sep 2028 | Sep 2028 |
| US 9,792,503 | In force Sep 2028 | Sep 2028 |
| US 10,586,113 | In force Mar 2029 | Mar 2029 |
| US 11,170,225 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2013 Reel 29837, frame 672 | Hassan-shafique, Khurram; Venetianer, Peter L.; Yu, Li; Liu, Haiying | Objectvideo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 18, 2014 Reel 34552, frame 485 | Objectvideo, Inc. | Avigilon Fortress Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 8, 2015 Reel 35387, frame 569 | Avigilon Fortress Corporation | HSBC Bank Canada | Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2018 Reel 47032, frame 63 | HSBC Bank Canada | Avigilon Fortress Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2022 Reel 61746, frame 897 | Avigilon Fortress Corporation | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
Sources
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What's changing
Sep 2028
Term ends Sep 4, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
19
later US patents cite this one
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