Also listed on Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 21, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 19, 2023
Held by Hanwha Industrial Solutions
Filed Dec 19, 2003 as application 10/739,276 · Granted Mar 17, 2009
Base term plus 1068 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2003
2026
Clock starts
Dec 19, 2003
Dec 19, 2003
Term ends
Nov 21, 2026
Nov 21, 2026
Granted
Mar 17, 2009
Mar 17, 2009
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
1,068
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 1068 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 19, 2003, when this application, 10/739,276, was filed | Dec 19, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1068 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 21, 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 21, 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 19, 2003 Reel 14824, frame 876 | Chu, Gil-hwoan | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 25, 2010 Reel 23839, frame 557 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 29, 2015 Reel 36714, frame 757 | Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd. | Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Nov 9, 2015 Reel 37072, frame 8 | Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd. | Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Address Previously Recorded at Reel: 036714 Frame: 0757. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Aug 24, 2018 Reel 46927, frame 19 | Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. | Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Jan 17, 2019 Reel 48496, frame 596 | Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. | Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Application Number 10/853,669. in Addition Please See Exhibit a Previously Recorded on Reel 046927 Frame 0019. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Apr 26, 2019 Reel 49013, frame 723 | Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd. | Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 10, 2023 Reel 64549, frame 75 | Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. | Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Sep 2, 2026 Reel 75877, frame 842 | Hanwha Vision | Hanwha Industrial Solutions | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
| Sep 2, 2026 Reel 76315, frame 791 | Hanwha Industrial Solutions | Hanwha Vision | Chane of Name |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 21, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1068 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
109
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2009 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.