Also listed on Evident Technologies, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jun 2, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 8, 2027
Held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Filed Mar 8, 2007 as application 11/683,973 · Granted Apr 28, 2009
Base term plus 86 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Mar 8, 2007
Mar 8, 2007
Term ends
Jun 2, 2027
Jun 2, 2027
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Apr 28, 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
86
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.
2
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 86 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 Mar 8, 2007, when this application, 11/683,973, was filed | Mar 8, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +86 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 2, 2027 | 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 (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 2, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,524,746 | this patent Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2007/063788 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2007 Reel 19269, frame 524 | Locascio, Michael; Gillies, Jennifer; Hines, Margaret | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 9, 2008 Reel 20339, frame 174 | Evident Technologies, Inc. | John Joseph Gorman V Trust; Tejas Securities Group, Inc. 401K Plan and Trust Fbo John J. Gorman, John Gorman Trustee; Ryleigh Gorman Trust; Greywolf Capital Partners II, LP; LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd.; Millenium Fixed Income, LP; Opalka Family Investment Partners, LP; Robb, Walter L.; Singer Children's Management Trust; Nickoll, Benjamin E.; Wahl, Frederick; Colton, John J.; Wolf, Michael; Weiss, Morris; Passaretti, Zachary, MD; Chalis Capital LLC; Bazco, LLC; Birch Holdings, LLC; Sola Ltd. | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | John Joseph Gorman V Trust | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Tejas Securities Group, Inc. 401K Plan and Trust Fbo John J. Gorman, John Gorman Trustee | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Ryleigh Gorman Trust | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Greywolf Capital Partners II, LP | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Millenium Fixed Income, LP | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Opalka Family Investment Partners, LP | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Robb, Walter L. | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Singer Children's Management Trust | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Nickoll, Benjamin E. | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Wahl, Frederick | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Colton, John J. | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Wolf, Michael | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Weiss, Morris | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Passaretti, Zachary, MD | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Chalis Capital LLC | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Bazco, LLC | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Birch Holdings, LLC | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| Jan 9, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Sola Ltd. | Patent Collateral Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 Reel 24434, frame 534 | Evident Technologies | LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd.; Opalka Family Investment Partners, LP; Walter L. Robb C/O Vantage Management, Inc.; Singer Children's Management Trust C/O Romulus Holdings Inc.; Chalis Capital LLC; Bazco, LLC; Birch Holdings, LLC; Sola Ltd. C/O Solus Alternative Asset Management LP | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | Opalka Family Investment Partners, LP | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | Walter L. Robb C/O Vantage Management, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | Singer Children's Management Trust C/O Romulus Holdings Inc. | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | Chalis Capital LLC | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | Bazco, LLC | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | Birch Holdings, LLC | Security Agreement |
| May 26, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Evident Technologies | Sola Ltd. C/O Solus Alternative Asset Management LP | Security Agreement |
| Nov 5, 2010 Reel 25320, frame 871 | John Joseph Gorman V Trust; Tejas Securities Group, Inc. 401K Plan and Trust Fbo John J. Gorman, John Gorman Trustee; Ryleigh Gorman Trust; Greywolf Capital Partners II, LP; LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd.; Millenium Fixed Income, LP; Opalka Family Investment Partners, LP; Walter L. Robb; Singer Children's Management Trust; Benjamin E. Nickoll; Frederick Wahl; John J. Colton; Michael Wolf; Morris Weiss; Zachary Passeretti, Md; Chalis Capital LLC; Bazco, LLC; Birch Holdings, LLC; Sola Ltd. | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2010 Reel 25321, frame 665 | John Joseph Gorman V Trust; Tejas Securities Group, Inc.; Ryleigh Gorman Trust; Greywolf Capital Partners II, LP; LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd.; Millenium Fixed Income, LP; Opalka Family Investment Partners, LP; Robb, Walter L.; Singer Children's Management Trust; Nickoll, Benjamin E.; Wahl, Frederick; Colton, John J.; Wolf, Michael; Weiss, Morris; Passeretti, Zachary Md; Chalis Capital LLC; Bazco, LLC; Sola Ltd. | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 17, 2010 Reel 25521, frame 260 | LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd.; Opalka Family Investment Partners, LP; Robb, Walter L.; Singer Children's Management Trust; Chalis Capital LLC; Bazco, LLC; Birch Holdings, LLC; Sola Ltd. | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 16, 2011 Reel 25921, frame 558 | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Jun 2027
Term ends Jun 2, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 86 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
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