Also listed on Stmicroelectronics, Inc., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Aug 1, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 1, 2028
Filed Aug 1, 2008 · Granted Dec 29, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Aug 1, 2008
Aug 1, 2008
Term ends
Aug 1, 2028
Aug 1, 2028
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Dec 29, 2009
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 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
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 Aug 1, 2008 | Aug 1, 2028 | 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 | Aug 1, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2008 Reel 21764, frame 351 | Sepe, Paolo, MR.; Cimino, Carlo, MR.; Chichierchia, Maria | Incard S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 2013 Reel 30669, frame 257 | Stmicroelectronics N.V. | Stmicroelectronics International N.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 2013 Reel 30669, frame 192 | Incard S.A. | Stmicroelectronics N.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. USPTO does not publish a per-patent fee page, so there is nothing to link to.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
What's changing
Aug 2028
Term ends Aug 1, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
426
later US patents cite this one
That is top 1% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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