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Dual-Band Wireless Lan RF Transceiver

US 7,444,167 in-force Microchip Technology Incorporated · Filed Jun 10, 2005 · Granted Oct 28, 2008

Also listed on Microchip Technology (BARBADOS) II Incorporated, which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends May 17, 2027

Base term plus 706 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires in 8 months
2005 2027
Clock starts
Jun 10, 2005
Granted
Oct 28, 2008
Term ends
May 17, 2027
base term patent term adjustment fee events Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
706
Days of PTA
1
Applications in this family

This patent's term runs 706 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record

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Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisionalClock starts Jun 10, 2005Jun 10, 2025High
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh
Patent term adjustment+706 days, USPTO PTA recordMay 17, 2027High
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidin-forceHigh
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMay 17, 2027High

The computation, verbatim

base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2005-06-10+20y | =2025-06-10 | PTA+706d=2027-05-17 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2012-04-05,8yr@2016-04-28,12yr@2020-03-17 | status=in-force@2027-05-17

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
Jun 10, 2005
reel/frame not recorded
Chang, Sheng-Fuh; Chen, Albert; Chen, Hung-Cheng; Chen, Wen-Lin; Chien, Chin-Hung; Tang, Shu-Fen; Tsai, Cheng-HuaIntegrated System Solution Corp.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 10, 2005
reel/frame not recorded
Chang, Sheng-Fuh; Chen, Albert; Chen, Hung-Cheng; Chen, Wen-Lin; Chien, Chin-Hung; Tang, Shu-Fen; Tsai, Cheng-HuaChang, Sheng-FuhAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 13, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Integrated System Solution Corp.Issc Technologies Corp.Change of Name
Sep 6, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Issc Technologies Corp.Microchip Technology (BARBADOS) II IncorporatedMerger
Sep 18, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Microchip Technology (BARBADOS) II IncorporatedMicrochip Technology IncorporatedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 10, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Microchip Technology IncorporatedJpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 25, 2018
Reel 46426, frame 1
Microchip Technology Incorporated; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.; Atmel Corporation; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jun 25, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Atmel Corporation; Microchip Technology Incorporated; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 18, 2018
Reel 47103, frame 206
Microchip Technology Incorporated; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.; Atmel Corporation; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 18, 2018
reel/frame not recorded
Atmel Corporation; Microchip Technology Incorporated; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 24, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Atmel Corporation; Microchip Technology Inc.; Microsemi Corporation; Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.; Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
May 30, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A, as Administrative AgentMicrochip Technology Inc.Release of Security Interest
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