Term ends Apr 5, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 12, 2027
Filed Dec 12, 2007 as application 11/955,234 · Granted Jul 20, 2010
Base term plus 480 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2029
Clock starts
Dec 12, 2007
Dec 12, 2007
Term ends
Apr 5, 2029
Apr 5, 2029
Granted
Jul 20, 2010
Jul 20, 2010
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
480
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.
7
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 480 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 12, 2007, when this application, 11/955,234, was filed | Dec 12, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +480 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 5, 2029 | 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 | Apr 5, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,709,889 | In force Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| US 8,134,358 | In force Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
| US 7,760,106 | this patent Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
| US 7,696,740 | In force Nov 2028 | Nov 2028 |
| US 8,339,092 | In force Feb 2029 | Feb 2029 |
| US 8,093,924 | In force Aug 2028 | Aug 2028 |
| US 7,804,350 | In force Apr 2029 | Apr 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2008 Reel 20575, frame 559 | Vandensande, Geert; Gentinne, Bernard; Laulanet, Francois | Ami Semiconductor Belgium Bvba | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 25, 2009 Reel 23282, frame 476 | Ami Semiconductor Belgium Bvba | Semiconductor Components Industries, L.l.c. | Bill of Sale |
| Apr 15, 2016 Reel 38620, frame 87 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Security Interest |
| Aug 25, 2016 Reel 39853, frame 1 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Patent Number 5859768 and to Recite Collateral Agent Role of Receiving Party in the Security Interest Previously Recorded on Reel 038620 Frame 0087. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Jun 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 038620, Frame 0087 |
| Jun 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 038620, Frame 0087 |
| Jun 22, 2023 Reel 64070, frame 1 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC; Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 038620, Frame 0087 |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2029
Term ends Apr 5, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 480 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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.