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US 11,736,770 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Ixys, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded May 15, 2024 (U.S. Bank National Association).

Term ends Nov 28, 2028 · High confidence

Held by Ixys CH GmbH
Filed Oct 21, 2021 as application 17/507,233 · Granted Aug 22, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2028
Clock starts
Nov 28, 2008
Term ends
Nov 28, 2028
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
base term 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.
0 of 1
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.
8
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 1 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 28, 2008, when application 12/315,169, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 21, 2021)Nov 28, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 1 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 28, 2028High confidence

This family

US 8,427,356In force
Apr 2031
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US 8,941,531In force
Nov 2028
Nov 2028
US 9,712,875In force
Apr 2029
Apr 2029
US 10,462,525In force
Jun 2029
Jun 2029
US 11,184,674In force
Apr 2029
Apr 2029
US 11,736,770this patent
Nov 2028
Nov 2028
US 12,316,915In force
no later than Nov 2028
no later than Nov 2028
Application 19/207,554Pending
not computed
not computed
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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 21, 2021
Reel 57867, frame 480
Satish, RamaiahZilog, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 21, 2021
Reel 58303, frame 194
Zilog, Inc.Ixys CH GmbHAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 21, 2021
Reel 57868, frame 315
Ixys CH GmbHUei Cayman Inc.Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment
Oct 21, 2021
Reel 57868, frame 587
Uei Cayman Inc.C.G. Development LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 21, 2021
Reel 57868, frame 717
C.G. Development Limited; Uei Cayman Inc.Universal Electronics Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 3, 2021
Reel 58014, frame 263
Zilog, Inc.Ixys CH GmbHAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 15, 2024
Reel 67417, frame 402
Universal Electronics Inc.U.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Interest

Sources

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