Elan Microelectronics Corporation
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
Recorded under 7 name spellings.
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2030
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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.
- 1 fee due Dec 30, 2026The maintenance fee for High noise immunity sensing methods and apparatus for a capacitive touch device (US 9,069,427) comes due Dec 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 30, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jan 7 to 14, 2027 · next Jan 7
- 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Touch sensing structure (US 9,141,241) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 10, 2027The maintenance fee for High noise immunity sensing methods and apparatus for a capacitive touch device (US 9,182,862) comes due May 10, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 10, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jun 5, 2027
- 2 fees due Oct 7 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 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 8,736,578 | Sensing circuit and method for a capacitive touch panel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,976,121 | Capacitive touch system and control method for a capacitive touch system In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,593,429 | Sensing circuit and method for a capacitive touch panel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,970,521 | Method for Identifying Touch Object on a Touch Panel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,830,192 | Computing device for performing functions of multi-touch finger gesture and method of the same In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,019,212 | Passive architecture and control method for scanning a touch panel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,982,074 | Scan Method for a Touch Panel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,866,778 | Method of detecting floating mode of a touch panel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,963,065 | Sensing Device and Method for Operating Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,081,438 | Capacitive touch panel controller and method of manufacturing the same In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 50: 136 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 29 ended at full term. List them
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Published applications
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