Term ends Nov 20, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 21, 2024
Filed Dec 21, 2004 as application 11/018,826 · Granted Aug 19, 2008
Base term plus 699 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2026
Clock starts
Dec 21, 2004
Dec 21, 2004
Term ends
Nov 20, 2026
Nov 20, 2026
Granted
Aug 19, 2008
Aug 19, 2008
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
699
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment 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 699 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 21, 2004, when this application, 11/018,826, was filed | Dec 21, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +699 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 20, 2026 | 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 | Nov 20, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2004 Reel 16117, frame 182 | Hosaka, Kenichi; Mandai, Tadao | Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 14, 2011 Reel 26594, frame 385 | Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 6, 2014 Reel 32836, frame 342 | Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect #12/577882 Previously Recorded on Reel 026594 Frame 0385. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Apr 15, 2016 Reel 38620, frame 87 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Security Interest |
| Aug 25, 2016 Reel 39853, frame 1 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent Number 5859768 and to Recite Collateral Agent Role of Receiving Party in the Security Interest Previously Recorded on Reel 038620 Frame 0087. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| 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 038620, Frame 0087 |
| 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 038620, Frame 0087 |
| Jun 22, 2023 Reel 64070, frame 1 | 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 038620, Frame 0087 |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 20, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 699 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2008 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.