Term ends Feb 13, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 3, 2031
Held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Kctech Co., Ltd.
Filed May 3, 2011 as application 13/099,401 · Granted Mar 4, 2014
Base term plus 286 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2032
Clock starts
May 3, 2011
May 3, 2011
Term ends
Feb 13, 2032
Feb 13, 2032
Granted
Mar 4, 2014
Mar 4, 2014
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
286
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 286 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 May 3, 2011, when this application, 13/099,401, was filed | May 3, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +286 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 13, 2032 | 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 | Feb 13, 2032 | 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 3, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Goo, Ja Cheul; Jeon, Chan Woon; Ban, Jun Ho; Boo, Jae Phil; Kim, Dong Soo; Seo, Keon Sik | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 3, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Goo, Ja Cheul; Jeon, Chan Woon; Ban, Jun Ho; Boo, Jae Phil; Kim, Dong Soo; Seo, Keon Sik | K.C. Tech Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 3, 2011 Reel 26212, frame 919 | Seo, Keon Sik; Boo, Jae Phil; Kim, Dong Soo; Goo, Ja Cheul; Jeon, Chan Woon; Ban, Jun Ho | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; K.C. Tech Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 2, 2018 Reel 45414, frame 604 | Kctech Co., Ltd. | KC Co., Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Apr 4, 2018 Reel 45842, frame 185 | Kctech Co., Ltd. | KC Co., Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Apr 19, 2018 Reel 45592, frame 250 | KC Co., Ltd. | Kctech Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 20, 2020 Reel 54139, frame 56 | K.C. Tech Co., Ltd. | KC Co., Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Conveying Party Data Company Name Previously Recorded on Reel 045842 Frame 0185. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Jan 21, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Kctech Co., Ltd. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 21, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Kctech Co., Ltd. | Kctech Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 21, 2021 Reel 54984, frame 436 | Kctech Co., Ltd. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Kctech Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Feb 2032
Term ends Feb 13, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 286 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 2014 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.