Term ends Sep 30, 2031 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 30, 2031
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Solidigm Inc.
Filed Jul 22, 2024 as application 18/779,904 · Granted Jun 2, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Sep 30, 2011
Sep 30, 2011
Term ends
Sep 30, 2031
Sep 30, 2031
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
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.
7
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: Medium. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 30, 2011, when application PCT/US2011/054313, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 22, 2024); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Sep 30, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 0 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 30, 2031 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2011/054313 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,417,821 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| Application 15/224,006 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,604,746 | In force Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| US 12,079,149 | In force Oct 2031 | Oct 2031 |
| US 12,645,621 | this patent Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| Application 19/559,595 | Pending 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 Reel 76656, frame 1 | SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp. | Solidigm Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Sep 2031
Term ends Sep 30, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
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