Sofics Bvba

22 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Previously recorded as Sarnoff Europe (to 2009)

Ending by 2030

Jan 2027

Next term end

When these terms end

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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.

2 fees due Nov 26, 2026
1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for High holding voltage clamp (US 10,447,033) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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 8,143,700	Electrostatic Discharge Protection Circuit In force Term ends Jan 28, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 28, 2027	High confidence
US 7,763,940	Device Having a Low-Voltage Trigger Element In force Term ends Aug 13, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 13, 2027	High confidence
US 7,672,100	Electrostatic Discharge Protection Structures with Reduced Latch-Up Risks In force Term ends Mar 11, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 11, 2028	High confidence
US 8,537,514	Diode chain with guard-band In force Term ends Sep 19, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 19, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 8,164,869	Diode Chain with a Guard-Band In force Term ends Jan 8, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 8, 2029	High confidence
US 7,986,502	High trigger current silicon controlled rectifier In force Term ends Sep 21, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 21, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,247,839	ESD protection device with increased holding voltage during normal operation In force Term ends Oct 17, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 9,041,054	High holding voltage electrostatic discharge protection device In force Term ends Feb 17, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 17, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,283,698	Electrostatic discharge protection In force Term ends Apr 12, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 12, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,922,960	Electrostatic discharge device with adjustable trigger voltage In force Term ends Jan 22, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 22, 2032	From the USPTO record

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Also on record, not counted in the 22: 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 32 ended at full term. List them

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

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