Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 10, 2020 (CP BF Lending, LLC).
Term ends Nov 7, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 6, 2027
Held by Triad Semiconductor, Inc.
Filed Sep 6, 2007 as application 11/850,791 · Granted Apr 6, 2010
Base term plus 428 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2028
Clock starts
Sep 6, 2007
Sep 6, 2007
Term ends
Nov 7, 2028
Nov 7, 2028
Granted
Apr 6, 2010
Apr 6, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
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
428
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 428 days past its 20-year base term on 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 Sep 6, 2007, when this application, 11/850,791, was filed | Sep 6, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +428 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 7, 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 | Nov 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2007 Reel 20140, frame 582 | Cox, William D. | Viasic, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 6, 2012 Reel 29418, frame 552 | Viasic, Inc. | Triad Semiconductor, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 3, 2016 Reel 37885, frame 344 | Triad Semiconductor, Inc. | Partners for Growth IV, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Mar 16, 2016 Reel 38106, frame 300 | Triad Semiconductor, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 30, 2020 Reel 53087, frame 492 | Silicon Valley Bank | Triad Semiconductor, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 10, 2020 Reel 53180, frame 379 | Triad Semiconductor, Inc. | CP BF Lending, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 13, 2020 Reel 53187, frame 495 | Partners for Growth IV, L.P. | Triad Semiconductor, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends Nov 7, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 428 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.