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Methods for Forming Antifuses with Curved Breakdown Regions

US 8,329,514 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 20, 2019 (Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology Co., Ltd.).

Term ends Feb 25, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Aug 30, 2011 as application 13/221,695 · Granted Dec 11, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2029
Clock starts
Feb 25, 2009
Term ends
Feb 25, 2029
Granted
Dec 11, 2012
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.
3
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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 25, 2009, when application 12/392,641, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 30, 2011)Feb 25, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 25, 2029High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 31, 2012
Reel 27622, frame 477
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Jun 18, 2013
Reel 30633, frame 424
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Nov 6, 2013
Reel 31591, frame 266
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Dec 21, 2015
Reel 37357, frame 387
Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.Patent Release
Jan 12, 2016
Reel 37486, frame 517
Citibank, N.a.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 13, 2016
Reel 37518, frame 292
Citibank, N.a.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents
Mar 7, 2016
Reel 38017, frame 58
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Security Agreement Supplement
Jun 16, 2016
Reel 39138, frame 1
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Supplement to the Security Agreement
Jul 14, 2016
Reel 39361, frame 212
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12092129 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement.
Sep 21, 2016
Reel 40925, frame 1
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.NXP, B.V., F/K/A Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 7, 2016
Reel 40928, frame 1
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.NXP B.V.Release of Security Interest
Nov 8, 2016
Reel 40632, frame 1
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.NXP USA, Inc.Change of Name
Feb 1, 2017
Reel 41703, frame 536
Citibank, N.a.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Patents 8108266 and 8062324 and Replace Them with 6108266 and 8060324 Previously Recorded on Reel 037518 Frame 0292. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents.
May 9, 2017
Reel 42762, frame 145
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement.
May 9, 2017
Reel 42985, frame 1
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement.
Sep 21, 2017
Reel 44209, frame 47
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.NXP USA, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded at Reel: 040632 Frame: 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Merger and Change of Name.
Nov 22, 2017
Reel 44197, frame 256
Min, Won Gi; Perkins, Geoffrey W.; Zukowski, Kyle D.; Zuo, Jiang-kaiFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 20, 2019
Reel 48734, frame 1
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology Co., Ltd.Corrective Assignment to Correct the to Correct the Application No. from 13,883,290 to 13,833,290 Previously Recorded on Reel 041703 Frame 0536. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents..
Sep 10, 2019
Reel 50744, frame 97
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.NXP B.V.Release of Security Interest
Oct 22, 2019
Reel 51029, frame 1
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042985 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement.
Oct 22, 2019
Reel 51029, frame 387
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement.
Oct 22, 2019
Reel 51030, frame 1
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement.
Oct 22, 2019
Reel 51145, frame 184
NXP B.V.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042762 Frame 0145. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement.
Dec 10, 2019
Reel 53547, frame 421
Citibank, N.a.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 11759915 and Replace It with Application 11759935 Previously Recorded on Reel 037486 Frame 0517. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents.
Jan 17, 2020
Reel 52915, frame 1
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.NXP B.V.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 11759915 and Replace It with Application 11759935 Previously Recorded on Reel 040928 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest.
Feb 17, 2020
Reel 52917, frame 1
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.NXP, B.V. F/K/A Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 11759915 and Replace It with Application 11759935 Previously Recorded on Reel 040925 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest.

Sources

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