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Pre-Amplifier Input Stage for Multi-Element Magneto-Resistive Heads

US 8,988,803 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

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

Term ends Aug 8, 2034 · High confidence

Filed Aug 8, 2014 as application 14/454,843 · Granted Mar 24, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
Aug 8, 2014
Term ends
Aug 8, 2034
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
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.
2 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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 8, 2014, when this application, 14/454,843, was filedAug 8, 2034High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderAug 8, 2034High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 5, 2015
Reel 34635, frame 452
Wilson, Ross S.; Goldberg, Jason S.; Li, Edwin X.Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 11, 2016
Reel 37808, frame 1
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentPatent Security Agreement
Feb 3, 2017
Reel 41710, frame 1
Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentAvago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Oct 5, 2018
Reel 47422, frame 464
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedMerger
Mar 6, 2019
Reel 48883, frame 702
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedCorrective Assignment to Correct the Execution Date Previously Recorded at Reel: 047422 Frame: 0464. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Merger.

Sources

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