Also listed on Evident Technologies, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 7, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 7, 2027
Held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Filed Dec 7, 2007 as application 11/952,783 · Granted May 25, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Dec 7, 2007
Dec 7, 2007
Term ends
Dec 7, 2027
Dec 7, 2027
Granted
May 25, 2010
May 25, 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.
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 7, 2007, when this application, 11/952,783, was filed | Dec 7, 2027 | 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 7, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2008 Reel 21151, frame 40 | Gilles, Jennifer; Socha, David; Cheong, Kwang-ohk | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 25, 2008 Reel 21151, frame 200 | Locascio, Michael | Evident Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2027
Term ends Dec 7, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
121
later US patents cite this one
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