Also listed on Microchip Technology (BARBADOS) II Incorporated, which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 17, 2028
Statutory term ends Oct 6, 2025
Base term plus 924 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Apr 2028
2005
2028
Clock starts
Oct 6, 2005
Oct 6, 2005
Granted
Sep 22, 2009
Sep 22, 2009
Term ends
Apr 17, 2028
Apr 17, 2028
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
924
Days of PTA
3
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 924 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
How this date was computed
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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Oct 6, 2005 | Oct 6, 2025 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +924 days, USPTO PTA record | Apr 17, 2028 | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 17, 2028 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2005-10-06+20y | =2025-10-06 | PTA+924d=2028-04-17 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2013-03-01,8yr@2017-03-22,12yr@2021-02-18 | status=in-force@2028-04-17
This family
| US 7,593,472 | this patent | Apr 2028 |
| US 7,773,680 | expired-fees | Aug 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2005 reel/frame not recorded | Chen, Jeng-Hong; Kim, Pansop | Winbond Electronics Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 30, 2006 reel/frame not recorded | Winbond Electronics Corp. | Integrated System Solution Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 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 Incorporated | Merger |
| Sep 18, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Microchip Technology (BARBADOS) II Incorporated | Microchip Technology Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 10, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Microchip Technology Incorporated | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security 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 Agent | Security 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 Agent | Security 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 Agent | Security 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 Agent | Security 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 Agent | Security Interest |
| May 30, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A, as Administrative Agent | Microchip Technology Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Apr 2028
Term ends. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 924 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: base rule, PTA, PTE, disclaimer caps, fee overlay, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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