Also listed on Broadcom International Pte. Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 30, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 22, 2026
Filed Sep 22, 2006 as application 11/534,265 · Granted Mar 3, 2009
Base term plus 69 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Sep 22, 2006
Sep 22, 2006
Term ends
Nov 30, 2026
Nov 30, 2026
Granted
Mar 3, 2009
Mar 3, 2009
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
69
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 69 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 22, 2006, when this application, 11/534,265, was filed | Sep 22, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +69 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 30, 2026 | 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 | Nov 30, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2006 Reel 18290, frame 89 | Annampedu, Viswanath | Agere Systems Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 8, 2014 Reel 32856, frame 31 | LSI Corporation; Agere Systems LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 29, 2014 Reel 33663, frame 948 | Agere Systems Inc. | Agere Systems LLC | Certificate of Conversion |
| Apr 3, 2015 Reel 35365, frame 634 | Agere Systems LLC | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 2, 2016 Reel 37684, frame 39 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | LSI Corporation; Agere Systems LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Releases RF 032856-0031) |
| Feb 2, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | LSI Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Releases RF 032856-0031) |
| Feb 2, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Agere Systems LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Releases RF 032856-0031) |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37808, frame 1 | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 3, 2017 Reel 41710, frame 1 | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 4, 2018 Reel 47195, frame 827 | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited | Merger |
| Nov 5, 2018 Reel 47924, frame 571 | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Effective Date of Merger Previously Recorded at Reel: 047195 Frame: 0827. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Merger. |
| Sep 14, 2020 Reel 53771, frame 901 | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited | Broadcom International Pte. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2023 Reel 62952, frame 850 | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited; Broadcom International Pte. Ltd. | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited | Merger |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 30, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 69 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
38
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.