Also listed on Nextio Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 27, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 9, 2028
Filed Feb 9, 2008 as application 12/028,801 · Granted Jul 12, 2011
Base term plus 47 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Feb 9, 2008
Feb 9, 2008
Term ends
Mar 27, 2028
Mar 27, 2028
Granted
Jul 12, 2011
Jul 12, 2011
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
47
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.
This patent's term runs 47 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 Feb 9, 2008, when this application, 12/028,801, was filed | Feb 9, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +47 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 27, 2028 | 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 | Mar 27, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2008 Reel 21016, frame 991 | Pettey, Christopher J.; Glaser, Stephen; Khan, Asif; Nalley, Jon; Rousset, Stephen; Saeger, Tom; Utley, Robert Haskell | Nextio Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 25, 2010 Reel 24434, frame 248 | Nextio Inc. | Emulex Design and Manufacturing Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 17, 2014 Reel 32087, frame 842 | Emulex Design and Manufacturing Corporation | Emulex Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 Reel 36942, frame 213 | Emulex Corporation | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37808, frame 1 | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 3, 2017 Reel 41710, frame 1 | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 5, 2018 Reel 47422, frame 464 | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited | Merger |
| Mar 6, 2019 Reel 48883, frame 702 | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Execution Date Previously Recorded at Reel: 047422 Frame: 0464. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Merger. |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2028
Term ends Mar 27, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 47 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
95
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 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.