Also listed on Inapac Technology, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 2, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Oct 2, 2027
Held by Rambus Inc.
Filed Oct 2, 2007 as application 11/906,731 · Granted Dec 16, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Oct 2, 2007
Oct 2, 2007
Term ends
Oct 2, 2027
Oct 2, 2027
Granted
Dec 16, 2008
Dec 16, 2008
base term
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.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 2, 2007, when this application, 11/906,731, was filed | Oct 2, 2027 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 2, 2027 | High confidence |
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 2, 2007 Reel 19970, frame 170 | Ong, Adrian E. | Inapac Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 15, 2008 Reel 21425, frame 952 | Inapac Technology, Inc. | Carr & Ferrell LLP | Ucc Financing Statement Filed in California |
| Jan 22, 2009 Reel 22158, frame 338 | Carr & Ferrell LLP | Inapac Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Agreement (CA) |
| Apr 28, 2009 Reel 22597, frame 896 | Inapac Technology, Inc. | Rambus Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2027
Term ends Oct 2, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
31
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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