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Stmicroelectronics Application GmbH

First filing 2009
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23 patents currently held

63 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.

The next term ends in Apr 2038. from the record

Of the 63 now held by other companies, 52 name Stmicroelectronics International N.V. as their current owner, and 11 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Ending by 2030
Apr 2038
Next term end
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Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
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notable patents all others 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
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
System and Method for Communication Between a Master Device and a Slave Device US 11,366,778
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 11 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Ends Mar 2039 · Low confidence Also notable
Method of Operating a Communication Bus, Corresponding System, Devices and Vehicle US 11,526,458
Cited by 6 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
Ends Apr 2041 · High confidence Also notable
Controller Area Network Data Link Layer Protocol Processing System, Related Integrated Circuit, Device and Method US 11,695,589
Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
Ends Dec 2041 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
System and Method for Communication Between a Master Device and a Slave Device US 10,678,726
Cited by 24 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
now held by Stmicroelectronics Design and Application S.R.O.
Ends Mar 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Thermal Control Process for a Multi-Junction Electronic Power Device and Corresponding Electronic Power Device US 9,992,916
Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.
now held by Stmicroelectronics International N.V.
Ends May 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Hardware Secure Element, Related Processing System, Integrated Circuit, Device and Method US 11,093,658
The newest of the three, granted 2021. It anchors the portfolio to 2039, later than anything else here.
now held by Stmicroelectronics S.R.L.
Ends Sep 2039 · High confidence

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 Jan 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Controller Area Network Data Link Layer Protocol Processing System, Related Integrated Circuit, Device and Method (US 11,695,589) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Processing System Comprising a Queued Serial Peripheral Interface, Related Integrated Circuit, Device and Method (US 11,734,221) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electronic System for Driving Light Sources and Method of Driving Light Sources (US 11,889,594) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 27, 2027
  • 1 fee due Sep 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Hardware Secure Element, Related Processing System, Integrated Circuit, and Device (US 11,921,910) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Circuit, Corresponding System, Vehicle and Method of Operation (US 11,973,457) comes due Oct 30, 2027. Unpaid by May 1, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Processing System, Related Integrated Circuit, Device and Method (US 11,977,424) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 23 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Electronic Device, Corresponding Bus Communication System and Method of Configuring a Bus Communication System1 in forceto Aug 2043
Digital Interface Circuit for Sequencing Analog-To-Digital Converter1 in forceto Jul 2039
Hardware Secure Element, Related Processing System, Integrated Circuit, and Device1 in forceto Jun 2039
System and Method for Communication Between a Master Device and a Slave Device1 in forceto Mar 2039
Hardware Secure Element, Related Processing System, Integrated Circuit, Device and Method1 in forceto Apr 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 11,321,492Hardware Secure Element, Related Processing System, Integrated Circuit, Device and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,366,778System and Method for Communication Between a Master Device and a Slave Device
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 11,921,910Hardware Secure Element, Related Processing System, Integrated Circuit, and Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,520,721Digital Interface Circuit for Sequencing Analog-To-Digital Converter
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,360,143High Speed Debug-Delay Compensation in External Tool
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,526,458Method of Operating a Communication Bus, Corresponding System, Devices and Vehicle
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,734,221Processing System Comprising a Queued Serial Peripheral Interface, Related Integrated Circuit, Device and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,695,589Controller Area Network Data Link Layer Protocol Processing System, Related Integrated Circuit, Device and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,889,594Electronic System for Driving Light Sources and Method of Driving Light Sources
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,914,499Systems and Methods for Preparing Trace Data
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 63 patents in force now held by others · 14 applications pending. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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