Also listed on Powerwave Technologies S.A.R.L., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Aug 11, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 13, 2031
Held by Apple Inc.
Filed Dec 13, 2011 · Granted Dec 23, 2014
Base term plus 242 days of PTA
Today
2011
2032
Clock starts
Dec 13, 2011
Dec 13, 2011
Term ends
Aug 11, 2032
Aug 11, 2032
Granted
Dec 23, 2014
Dec 23, 2014
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
242
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO PTA record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 242 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 13, 2011 | Dec 13, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +242 days, USPTO PTA record | Aug 11, 2032 | 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 | Aug 11, 2032 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2012 Reel 28431, frame 34 | Braithwaite, Richard Neil | Powerwave Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 11, 2012 Reel 28939, frame 381 | Powerwave Technologies, Inc. | P-Wave Holdings, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Jan 18, 2014 Reel 32000, frame 712 | Powerwave Technologies, Inc. | P-Wave Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 27, 2014 Reel 32366, frame 432 | P-Wave Holdings, LLC | Powerwave Technologies S.A.R.L. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 12, 2014 Reel 34216, frame 1 | Powerwave Technologies S.A.R.L. | Intel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 23, 2014 Reel 34429, frame 889 | P-Wave Holdings, LLC | Powerwave Technologies S.A.R.L. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the List of Patents Assigned to Remove US Patent No. 6617817 Previously Recorded on Reel 032366 Frame 0432. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Rights in the Remaining Items to the Named Assignee. |
| Mar 20, 2020 Reel 52916, frame 308 | Intel Corporation | Apple Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. USPTO does not publish a per-patent fee page, so there is nothing to link to.
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What's changing
Aug 2032
Term ends Aug 11, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 242 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
79
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: base rule, PTA, PTE, disclaimer caps, fee overlay, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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