Microchip Technology Incorporated
199 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
Recorded under 18 name spellings.
249
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 2 fees due Nov 19 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 19
- 28 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 24 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 14 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 24 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 24 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 23 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 21 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 15 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 30 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 22 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 17 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 11 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 33 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 37 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,480,191 | High Speed Logic Level Shifter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,432,773 | Method, System and Apparatus for Reducing Oscillator Frequency Spiking During Oscillator Frequency Adjustment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,991,514 | Processor Temperature Measurement Through Median Sampling In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,583,104 | Maintaining Input And/Or Output Configuration and Data State During and When Coming Out of a Low Power Mode In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,589,564 | A Method of Maintaining Input And/Or Output Configuration and Data States During and When Coming Out of a Low Power Mode In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,634,694 | Selective Scrambler for Use in a Communication System and Method to Minimize Bit Error at the Receiver In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,940,133 | Atomic Frequency Acquiring Apparatus and Atomic Clock In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 7,564,665 | Pad ESD Spreading Technique In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,460,441 | Measuring a Long Time Period In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,217,664 | Generating a Time Delayed Event In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1,331: 199 patents in force now held by others · 398 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 619 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand.
How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
Published applications
US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.
217 pending · 128 abandoned · 5 no status recorded