Term ends May 10, 2028
Statutory term ends Mar 15, 2024
Filed Mar 15, 2004 · Granted Oct 27, 2009
Base term plus 1517 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
2004
2028
Clock starts
Mar 15, 2004
Mar 15, 2004
Term ends
May 10, 2028
May 10, 2028
Granted
Oct 27, 2009
Oct 27, 2009
1,517
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO PTA record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Windows the record shows paid, at 4, 8 and 12 years from grant.
12
Applications in this family
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain.
This patent's term runs 1517 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 we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Mar 15, 2004 | Mar 15, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1517 days, USPTO PTA record | May 10, 2028 | 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 | May 10, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,286,617 | Expired (term) | Dec 2024 |
| US 7,961,833 | Lapsed (fee unpaid) | Jun 2019 |
| US 7,609,117 | this patent | May 2028 |
| US 6,960,947 | Expired (term) | Apr 2024 |
| US 7,623,270 | In force | Aug 2027 |
| US 8,117,251 | In force | Oct 2030 |
| US 7,991,942 | In force | Oct 2027 |
| US 7,882,301 | In force | Jun 2028 |
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 26, 2004 reel/frame not recorded | Albasini, Guido Gabriele; Milani, Enrico Temporiti | Stmicroelectronics S.R.L. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 26, 2004 Reel 15506, frame 258 | Milani, Enrico Temporiti; Albasini, Guido Gabriele | Stmicroelectronics S.R.L. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 10, 2014 Reel 32647, frame 541 | Stmicroelectronics N.V.; Stmicroelectronics S.R.L. | ST Wireless S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 15, 2014 Reel 32908, frame 765 | ST Wireless S.A. | ST-Ericsson S.A. | Change of Name |
| Sep 16, 2014 Reel 33753, frame 921 | ST-Ericsson S.A. | Stmicroelectronics International N.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
May 2028
Term ends May 10, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1517 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cite this one
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