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26 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Feb 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Small-area side-capacitor read-only memory device, memory array and method for operating the same (US 11,742,039) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for operating low-cost EEPROM array (US 9,240,242) comes due Jul 19, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 19, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Non-volatile memory with a single gate-source common terminal and operation method thereof (US 9,281,312) comes due Sep 8, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 8, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for operating small-area EEPROM array (US 9,318,208) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for operating low-current EEPROM array (US 10,643,708) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 7,423,903Single-gate non-volatile memory and operation method thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,218,369Non-volatile memory low voltage and high speed erasure method
In force
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US 8,305,808Low-voltage EEPROM array
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,300,469Cost saving electrically-erasable-programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) array
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,300,461Area saving electrically-erasable-programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) array
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,281,312Non-volatile memory with a single gate-source common terminal and operation method thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,240,242Method for operating low-cost EEPROM array
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,318,208Method for operating small-area EEPROM array
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,601,202Low voltage difference operated EEPROM and operating method thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,242,741Low Voltage Difference Operated EEPROM and Operating Method Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Sources and methods

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

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