Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 13, 2023 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Mar 29, 2037 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 6, 2034
Filed Feb 23, 2017 as application 15/440,967 · Granted Sep 6, 2022
Base term plus 874 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2037
Clock starts
Nov 6, 2014
Nov 6, 2014
Term ends
Mar 29, 2037
Mar 29, 2037
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Sep 6, 2022
base term
patent term adjustment
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
874
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
9
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 runs 874 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. 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 Nov 6, 2014, when application 14/534,482, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 23, 2017) | Nov 6, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +874 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 29, 2037 | 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 29, 2037 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,408,301 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 9,397,017 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| Application PCT/US2015/048969 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,883,595 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| Application 15/206,612 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,437,304 | this patent Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 11,419,217 | In force Feb 2037 | Feb 2037 |
| US 12,414,238 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
8 of 9 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 23, 2017 Reel 41362, frame 238 | Lin, Yusheng; Stout, Roger Paul; Chew, Chee Hiong; Takakusaki, Sadamichi; Carney, Francis J. | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 17, 2017 Reel 44481, frame 541 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC; Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 22, 2023 Reel 64072, frame 459 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC; Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 04481, Frame 0541 |
| Jun 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 04481, Frame 0541 |
| Jun 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 04481, Frame 0541 |
| Jul 13, 2023 Reel 64271, frame 971 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC; Gtat Corporation | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2037
Term ends Mar 29, 2037. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 874 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
8
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.