Term ended May 18, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 18, 2026
Held by Wistron Corporation
Filed Dec 14, 2015 as application 14/968,772 · Granted Apr 2, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended May 18, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 18, 2006
May 18, 2006
Term ended
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Apr 2, 2019
base term
after the term ends
fee events
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.
5
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 18, 2006, when application 11/437,517, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 14, 2015) | May 18, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 18, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,004,497 | In force Feb 2029 | Feb 2029 |
| US 8,174,507 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 8,519,973 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,209,833 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
| US 10,248,266 | this patent May 2026 | May 2026 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2016 Reel 37695, frame 529 | Xiaoping, Jiang | Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 13, 2016 Reel 38259, frame 864 | Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | Creator Technology B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 6, 2021 Reel 55829, frame 838 | Creator Technology B.V. | Wistron Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 30, 2025 Reel 71755, frame 497 | Wistron Corporation | Mammoth Licensing, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 7, 2026 Reel 75567, frame 824 | Mammoth Licensing, LLC | Wistron Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Citations
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