Also listed on NXP USA, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 22, 2019 (Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.).
Term ends Dec 12, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 12, 2026
Held by Ampleon Netherlands B.V.
Filed Jun 16, 2008 as application 12/097,582 · Granted Aug 18, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 12, 2006
Dec 12, 2006
Term ends
Dec 12, 2026
Dec 12, 2026
Granted
Aug 18, 2009
Aug 18, 2009
base term
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
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.
2
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. 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 Dec 12, 2006, when application PCT/IB2006/054753, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 16, 2008) | Dec 12, 2026 | 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 | Dec 12, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,576,387 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
1 of 2 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2008 Reel 21099, frame 508 | Theeuwen, Stephan Jo Cecil Henri; De Boet, Johannes Adrianus Maria; Klappe, Johannes Gerjan Eusebius | NXP B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 17, 2015 Reel 36630, frame 574 | NXP B.V. | Samba Holdco Netherlands B.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 22, 2016 Reel 37876, frame 873 | Samba Holdco Netherlands B.V. | Ampleon Netherlands B.V. | Change of Name |
| Mar 7, 2016 Reel 38017, frame 58 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Security Agreement Supplement |
| Jul 14, 2016 Reel 39361, frame 212 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12092129 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Aug 17, 2016 Reel 39707, frame 471 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP B.V. | Patent Release |
| May 9, 2017 Reel 42762, frame 145 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| May 9, 2017 Reel 42985, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Sep 10, 2019 Reel 50745, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51029, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042985 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51029, frame 387 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51030, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51145, frame 184 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042762 Frame 0145. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 12, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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