Also listed on Novias, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 1, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 1, 2026
Held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Filed May 27, 2008 as application 12/127,195 · Granted Jan 26, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 1, 2006
Dec 1, 2006
Term ends
Dec 1, 2026
Dec 1, 2026
Granted
Jan 26, 2010
Jan 26, 2010
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
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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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 1, 2006, when application 11/607,143, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 27, 2008) | Dec 1, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | Dec 1, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,192,320 | Term ended Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 7,404,746 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 7,651,382 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 7,837,477 | Term ended Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2008 Reel 21315, frame 934 | Fjelstad, Joseph Charles; Grundy, Kevin P.; Wiedemann, William F.; Yasumura, Gary; Stepovich, Matthew J. | Silicon Pipe | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 7, 2008 Reel 21380, frame 249 | Silicon Pipe, Inc. | Secure Note Holders: Dan Anderson, Joseph Fjelstad, Kevin Grundy, Laurance Grundy, Matt Stepovich | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 23, 2008 Reel 21731, frame 712 | Anderson, Dan; Fjelstad, Joe; Grundy, Kevin; Grundy, Lawrence; Stepovich, Matt | Novias, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 18, 2008 Reel 21861, frame 111 | Novias, LLC | Interconnect Portfolio, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2009 Reel 22343, frame 351 | Interconnect Portfolio LLC | Technology Properties Limited LLC | License |
| Oct 7, 2010 Reel 25105, frame 596 | Technology Properties Limited | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 7, 2010 Reel 25105, frame 634 | Interconnect Portfolio, LLC; Intellasys Bec Limited; Technology Properties Limited | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 1, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
61
later US patents cite this one
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