Term ends Apr 19, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 19, 2031
Held by Qorvo US, Inc.
Filed Apr 19, 2011 as application 13/089,917 · Granted Jul 23, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Apr 19, 2011
Apr 19, 2011
Term ends
Apr 19, 2031
Apr 19, 2031
Granted
Jul 23, 2013
Jul 23, 2013
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.
22
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 Apr 19, 2011, when this application, 13/089,917, was filed | Apr 19, 2031 | 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 | Apr 19, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,493,141 | this patent Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 8,519,788 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| Application PCT/US2011/049243 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2011/054106 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,633,766 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2011/064255 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,611,402 | In force Apr 2032 | Apr 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/023495 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 22 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2011 Reel 26419, frame 130 | Khlat, Nadim; Kay, Michael R. | RF Micro Devices, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 19, 2013 Reel 30045, frame 831 | RF Micro Devices, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 30, 2015 Reel 35334, frame 363 | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | RF Micro Devices, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (Recorded 3/19/13 at Reel/Frame 030045/0831) |
| Jun 16, 2016 Reel 39196, frame 941 | RF Micro Devices, Inc. | Qorvo US, Inc. | Merger |
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What's changing
Apr 2031
Term ends Apr 19, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
102
later US patents cite this one
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