Also listed on Blue Origin, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jun 4, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 4, 2029
Held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
Filed Jun 4, 2009 as application 12/478,513 · Granted Oct 19, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Jun 4, 2009
Jun 4, 2009
Term ends
Jun 4, 2029
Jun 4, 2029
Granted
Oct 19, 2010
Oct 19, 2010
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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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.
2
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 4, 2009, when this application, 12/478,513, was filed | Jun 4, 2029 | 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 | Jun 4, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,816,153 | this patent Jun 2029 | Jun 2029 |
| Application 12/877,753 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 4, 2009 Reel 22784, frame 112 | Kellerman, Peter L.; Sinclair, Frank; Carlson, Frederick; Bateman, Nicholas P.t.; Mitchell, Robert J. | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 11, 2019 Reel 51247, frame 716 | Applied Materials, Inc. | Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 15, 2020 Reel 51973, frame 106 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. | Applied Materials, Inc. | Acquisition |
| Dec 1, 2021 Reel 58292, frame 241 | Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc. | Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 16, 2024 Reel 68601, frame 41 | Leading Edge Equipment Technologies, Inc. | Blue Origin, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 20, 2025 Reel 70585, frame 314 | Blue Origin, LLC | Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Jun 2029
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Citations
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