Term ends Nov 17, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 15, 2026
Held by Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte.
Filed May 15, 2006 as application 11/383,407 · Granted Jun 29, 2010
Base term plus 624 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
May 15, 2006
May 15, 2006
Term ends
Nov 17, 2026
Nov 17, 2026
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Jun 29, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
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
624
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,518,224.
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 624 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. 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 May 15, 2006, when this application, 11/383,407, was filed | May 15, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +624 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 29, 2028 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,518,224) | capped to Nov 17, 2026 | 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 17, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2006 Reel 17703, frame 533 | Shim, Il Kwon; Han, Byung Joon; Chow, Seng Guan | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 2, 2006 Reel 17713, frame 251 | Shim, Il Kwon; Han, Byung Joon; Chow, Seng Guan | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 6, 2015 Reel 36288, frame 748 | Stats ChipPAC, Inc.; Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 7, 2016 Reel 38378, frame 328 | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte. | Change of Name |
| Jun 15, 2020 Reel 52935, frame 327 | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Stats ChipPAC, Inc.; Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. Formerly Known as Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Stats ChipPAC, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. Formerly Known as Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 30, 2023 Reel 64838, frame 948 | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte. | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte. | Correct Error in Assignment Name from Stats Chippac Pte. LTE. to Stats Chippac Pte. LTD. (REEL: 038378 Frame: 0328 |
| May 29, 2024 Reel 67534, frame 872 | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying Party Data from Stats Chippac Pte. LTE. to Stats Chippac LTD. and Correct the Name of Receiving Party Data from Stats Chippac Pte. LTE. to Stats Chippac Pte. LTD. Previously Recorded at Reel: 64838 Frame: 948. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 17, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 624 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,518,224.
Citations
27
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.