Also listed on Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 7, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 3, 2026
Filed Aug 3, 2006 as application 11/462,247 · Granted Nov 16, 2010
Base term plus 126 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Aug 3, 2006
Aug 3, 2006
Term ends
Dec 7, 2026
Dec 7, 2026
Granted
Nov 16, 2010
Nov 16, 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
126
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 126 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 Aug 3, 2006, when this application, 11/462,247, was filed | Aug 3, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +126 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 7, 2026 | 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 | Dec 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2006 Reel 18050, frame 565 | Ahn, Byung Hoon; Kim, Ohsug | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 2, 2010 Reel 24932, frame 488 | Ahn, Byung Hoon; Kim, Ohsug | 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 309 | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte. | Change of Name |
| Jun 12, 2020 Reel 52924, frame 7 | 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 12, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Stats ChipPAC, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 12, 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 |
| Sep 11, 2023 Reel 65236, frame 767 | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Assignee's Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 038378 Frame: 0309. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Sep 3, 2025 Reel 72788, frame 917 | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. | Stats ChipPAC Management Pte. Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 7, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 126 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
16
later US patents cite this one
That is above 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.