On February 11, 2022, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,500 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 6,711,204. The patent is owned by Aperture Net, an NPE and IP Edge subsidiary. The '204 patent generally relates to an improvement to a spread-spectrum code-division-multiple-access system, using a channel sounding signal from a base station (BS) to provide initial transmitter power levels for remote stations (RS). It is currently being asserted against Itron, Starry, and Cambium Networks.

The contest will expire on May 31, 2022. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.