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Stmicroelectronics Belgium

105 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.

Previously recorded as Proton World International N.V. (to 2025)

16
Ending by 2030
Jul 2027
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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.
  • 1 fee due Nov 19, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Temporary locking of an electronic circuit to protect data contained in the electronic circuit (US 9,036,414) comes due Nov 19, 2026. Unpaid by May 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Dec 6, 2026
  • 1 fee due Jan 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Configuration of a NFC Mobile Terminal (US 11,700,520) comes due Jan 11, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 5 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 3 fees due Mar 19 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 19
  • 2 fees due Apr 3 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 3 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
  • 4 fees due Jun 17 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 17
  • 1 fee due Jul 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Configuration of a near-field communication router according to the modulation type (US 9,235,738) comes due Jul 12, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 12, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 3 to 10, 2027 · next Sep 3
  • 4 fees due Oct 12 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 12

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Recent changes

  • 2 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,102,924Arrangements and methods for per tone equalization with reduced complexity
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,542,739Up converter mixer linearization improvement
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,316,221Recording of a key in an integrated circuit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,301,820Direct memory access for advanced high speed bus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,566,931Protection of information contained in an electronic circuit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,045,712Stream ciphering of the content of a memory external to a processor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,844,962Patching device for a processor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,688,923Enhanced Data Rate Receiver
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,733,990Receiver with Improved Sample Granularity
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,411,504Limitation of the access to a resource of an electronic circuit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 105: 2 patents in force now held by others · 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 11 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.

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.

1 pending · 4 no status recorded

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