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Hard Abrasive Particle-Free Polishing of Hard Materials

US 11,078,380 in-force Entegris Inc · Filed Jul 10, 2017 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Also listed on Sinmat, Inc., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Jul 10, 2037

Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Jul 2037
2017 2037
Clock starts
Jul 10, 2017
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Term ends
Jul 10, 2037
base term fee events Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
0
Days of PTA
4
Applications in this family

This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisionalClock starts Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2037High
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidin-forceHigh
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 10, 2037High

The computation, verbatim

base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2017-07-10+20y | =2037-07-10 | PTA+0d=2037-07-10 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2025-01-22 | status=in-force@2037-07-10

This family

US 11,078,380this patentJul 2037
Application PCT/US2018/041428pendingnot computed
Application 16/702,680abandonednot computed
US 11,820,918in-forceNov 2037

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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jul 13, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Singh, Rajiv K.University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 13, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Arjunan, Arul Chakkaravarthi; Ginde, Chaitanya; Jawali, Puneet; Singh, DeepikaSinmat, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 14, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Sinmat, Inc.Entegris, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 8, 2022
Reel 60613, frame 72
Entegris, Inc.; Entegris GP, Inc.; Poco Graphite, Inc.; CMC Materials, Inc.; International Test Solutions, LLC; Qed Technologies International, Inc.Truist Bank, as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 8, 2022
Reel 60614, frame 980
Entegris, Inc.; Entegris GP, Inc.; Poco Graphite, Inc.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 8, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
CMC Materials, Inc.; Entegris GP, Inc.; Entegris, Inc.; International Test Solutions, LLC; Poco Graphite, Inc.; Qed Technologies International, Inc.Truist Bank, as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 8, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Entegris GP, Inc.; Entegris, Inc.; Poco Graphite, Inc.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
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