Also listed on RF Magic, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 12, 2017 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Aug 25, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 25, 2027
Held by Entropic Communications, LLC
Filed Aug 25, 2007 as application 11/845,054 · Granted Nov 2, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Aug 25, 2007
Aug 25, 2007
Term ends
Aug 25, 2027
Aug 25, 2027
Granted
Nov 2, 2010
Nov 2, 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.
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.
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 Aug 25, 2007, when this application, 11/845,054, was filed | Aug 25, 2027 | 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 25, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,825,745 | this patent Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
| US 8,324,984 | In force Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2007 Reel 19958, frame 737 | Gavin, Dan; Shah, Peter | RF Magic, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 8, 2014 Reel 32629, frame 792 | RF Magic, Inc. | Entropic Communications Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 18, 2015 Reel 35706, frame 267 | Excalibur Acquisition Corporation; Entropic Communications, Inc.; Entropic Communications, Inc. | Entropic Communications, Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
| May 19, 2015 Reel 35717, frame 628 | Entropic Communications, Inc.; Excalibur Subsidiary, LLC; Entropic Communications, LLC | Entropic Communications, LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| May 12, 2017 Reel 42453, frame 1 | MaxLinear, Inc.; Entropic Communications, LLC (F/K/A Entropic Communications, Inc.); Exar Corporation | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 1, 2020 Reel 53115, frame 842 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Mufg Union Bank, N.a. | Succession of Agency (REEL 042453 / Frame 0001) |
| Jun 23, 2021 Reel 56656, frame 204 | Mufg Union Bank, N.a. | MaxLinear, Inc.; Exar Corporation; MaxLinear Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 23, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Mufg Union Bank, N.a. | MaxLinear, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 23, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Mufg Union Bank, N.a. | Exar Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 23, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Mufg Union Bank, N.a. | MaxLinear Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 9, 2021 Reel 56816, frame 89 | MaxLinear, Inc.; MaxLinear Communications, LLC; Exar Corporation | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2027
Term ends Aug 25, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
33
later US patents cite this one
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