Also listed on Ezchip, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 18, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 18, 2027
Held by Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd.
Filed May 18, 2007 as application 11/804,551 · Granted Jun 23, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
May 18, 2007
May 18, 2007
Term ends
May 18, 2027
May 18, 2027
Granted
Jun 23, 2009
Jun 23, 2009
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 18, 2007, when this application, 11/804,551, was filed | May 18, 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 (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2007 Reel 19392, frame 311 | Ramey, Carl | Tilera Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2018 Reel 47417, frame 838 | Tilera Corporation | Ezchip Semiconductor Inc. | Merger |
| Nov 6, 2018 Reel 47429, frame 448 | Ezchip, Inc. | Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd. | Purchase Agreement |
| Nov 6, 2018 Reel 47418, frame 925 | Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd. | Ezchip Technologies, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2018 Reel 47419, frame 532 | Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd. | Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. | Merger |
| Mar 20, 2019 Reel 48646, frame 407 | Ezchip Technologies Ltd. | Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd. | Merger |
| Oct 28, 2021 Reel 57989, frame 975 | Ezchip Semiconductor Inc. | Ezchip, Inc. | Dividend Declaration Is to the Stockholder of Record Ezchip, Inc. on 6/2/2015 |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2027
Term ends May 18, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
75
later US patents cite this one
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