Alta Devices, Inc.

36 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

2 more in force are now held by other companies

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

May 2029

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

4 fees due Dec 18 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 18
2 fees due Jan 2 to 4, 2027 · next Jan 2
1 fee due Feb 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Fixture for Substrate Cutting (US 9,114,464) comes due Feb 25, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 25, 2027, it lapses early.
7 fees due Mar 1 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 1
2 fees due Apr 20 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 20
3 fees due May 3 to 19, 2027 · next May 3
2 fees due Jun 10 to 15, 2027 · next Jun 10
1 fee due Sep 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Thin-Film Semiconductor Optoelectronic Device with Textured Front And/Or Back Surface Prepared from Etching (US 11,942,566) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

6 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,070,764	Epitaxial Lift Off Stack Having a Pre-Curved Handle and Methods Thereof In force Term ends May 29, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 29, 2029	High confidence
US 8,895,845	Photovoltaic Device In force Term ends Oct 23, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2029	High confidence
US 8,895,846	Photovoltaic Device In force Term ends Oct 23, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2029	High confidence
US 8,912,432	Photovoltaic Device Including an Intermediate Layer In force Term ends Oct 23, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2029	High confidence
US 8,937,244	Photovoltaic Device In force Term ends Oct 23, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2029	High confidence
US 10,505,058	Photovoltaic Device In force Term ends Oct 23, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2029	High confidence
US 8,008,174	Continuous Feed Chemical Vapor Deposition In force Term ends Nov 14, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 14, 2029	High confidence
US 8,003,492	Epitaxial Lift Off Stack Having a Unidirectionally Shrunk Handle and Methods Thereof In force Term ends Jan 2, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 2, 2030	High confidence
US 10,326,033	Photovoltaic Device In force Term ends Feb 24, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 24, 2030	High confidence
US 9,029,680	Integration of a Photovoltaic Device In force Term ends Jul 30, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 30, 2030	High confidence

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Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

31 abandoned · 3 no status recorded

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