Term ends Jan 15, 2028
Statutory term ends Aug 22, 2027
Base term plus 146 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires in 16 months
2007
2028
Clock starts
Aug 22, 2007
Aug 22, 2007
Granted
Jul 21, 2009
Jul 21, 2009
Term ends
Jan 15, 2028
Jan 15, 2028
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
146
Days of PTA
2
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 146 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Aug 22, 2007 | Aug 22, 2027 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +146 days, USPTO PTA record | Jan 15, 2028 | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 15, 2028 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2007-08-22+20y | =2027-08-22 | PTA+146d=2028-01-15 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2013-02-07,8yr@2017-01-23,12yr@2020-12-17 | status=in-force@2028-01-15
This family
| US 7,482,888 | in-force | Oct 2027 |
| US 7,564,707 | this patent | Jan 2028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2007 reel/frame not recorded | Kleveland, Bendik | Zerog Wireless, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 14, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Zerog Wireless, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Jun 22, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Zerog Wireless, Inc.; AZ1 Acquisition Corporation | Microchip Technology Inc. | Merger |
| Jun 29, 2010 reel/frame not recorded | Zerog Wireless, Inc.; AZ1 Acquisition Corporation | Microchip Technology Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Serial Number: 11538833 to 11494874 Patent Number: 7548080 to 7548040 Previously Recorded on Reel 024563 Frame 0861. Assignor(s) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Letters Patent Exhibit a Merger Agreement Schedule 2.17.5. |
| Feb 10, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Microchip Technology Incorporated | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 25, 2018 Reel 46426, frame 1 | Microchip Technology Incorporated; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.; Atmel Corporation; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 25, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Atmel Corporation; Microchip Technology Incorporated; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 18, 2018 Reel 47103, frame 206 | Microchip Technology Incorporated; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.; Atmel Corporation; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 18, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Atmel Corporation; Microchip Technology Incorporated; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 24, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Atmel Corporation; Microchip Technology Inc.; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| May 30, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A, as Administrative Agent | Microchip Technology Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 30, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A, as Administrative Agent | Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Jan 2028
Term ends. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 146 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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