Also listed on Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 29, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 29, 2032
Held by NXP USA, Inc.
Filed Dec 13, 2013 as application 14/105,419 · Granted Nov 25, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
May 29, 2012
May 29, 2012
Term ends
May 29, 2032
May 29, 2032
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Nov 25, 2014
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.
2
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 29, 2012, when application 13/482,271, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 13, 2013) | May 29, 2032 | 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 | May 29, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,629,713 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
| US 8,896,370 | this patent May 2032 | May 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2014 Reel 32445, frame 577 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Supplement to IP Security Agreement |
| Mar 13, 2014 Reel 32445, frame 689 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., Collateral Agent | Supplement to IP Security Agreement |
| Dec 21, 2015 Reel 37357, frame 790 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jan 7, 2016 Reel 37458, frame 420 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Founding, Inc. | Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 14, 2016 Reel 37515, frame 390 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded on Reel 037458 Frame 0399. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Jan 14, 2016 Reel 37515, frame 420 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded on Reel 037458 Frame 0420. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37785, frame 454 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment of Incorrect Patent Application Number 14085520 ,previously Recorded at Reel: 037458 Frame: 0399. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37785, frame 568 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment of Incorrect Number 14085520 Previously Recorded at Reel: 037458 Frame: 0420. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumpton of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37792, frame 227 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment of Incorrect Appl. No. 14/085,520 Previously Recorded at Reel: 037515 Frame: 0390. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37879, frame 581 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Appl. No. 14/085,520 Previously Recorded at Reel: 037515 Frame: 0420. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Mar 1, 2016 Reel 37926, frame 642 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Filing and Remove Appl. No. 14085520 Replace It with 14086520 Previously Recorded at Reel: 037515 Frame: 0390. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the 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 |
| 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 |
| Jan 3, 2017 Reel 41144, frame 363 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | NXP USA, Inc. | Merger |
| 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 4, 2017 Reel 43478, frame 687 | Pietri, Stefano; Dao, Chris C.; Ren, Juxiang | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 10, 2019 Reel 50745, frame 1 | 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. |
| 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. |
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May 2032
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