Term ends Feb 13, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 13, 2027
Held by PLX, Inc.
Filed Feb 26, 2013 as application 13/777,267 · Granted Sep 9, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Feb 13, 2007
Feb 13, 2007
Term ends
Feb 13, 2027
Feb 13, 2027
Granted
Sep 9, 2014
Sep 9, 2014
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,092,030, to Feb 13, 2027. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
6
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 13, 2007, when application 11/674,315, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 26, 2013) | Feb 13, 2027 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,092,030) | resolves to Feb 13, 2027, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,092,030 | In force Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2007/008103 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,567,968 | In force Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
| US 8,454,176 | In force Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
| US 8,827,470 | this patent Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
| US 8,827,468 | In force Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
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 26, 2013 Reel 29877, frame 239 | Bleier, Zvi | PLX, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 25, 2019 Reel 48995, frame 5 | Reflectivity Holdings, Inc. | Citizens Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| May 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Citizens Bank, N.a. | Reflectivity Holdings Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Citizens Bank, N.a. | PLX Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 13, 2024 Reel 67393, frame 476 | Citizens Bank, N.a. | Reflectivity Holdings Inc.; PLX Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 21, 2024 Reel 67805, frame 939 | PLX Inc. | Keybank National Association, As Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 30, 2026 Reel 74562, frame 252 | Keybank National Association | PLX Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel/Frame 067805/0939 |
| May 8, 2026 Reel 75594, frame 329 | PLX, Inc. | Golub Capital Markets LLC, as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2027
Term ends Feb 13, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,092,030, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
17
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.