Term ends Nov 4, 2025
Statutory term ends Jun 22, 2025
Base term plus 135 days of PTA
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expired Nov 2025
2005
2026
Clock starts
Jun 22, 2005
Jun 22, 2005
Granted
Jun 28, 2011
Jun 28, 2011
Term ends
Nov 4, 2025
Nov 4, 2025
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
135
Days of PTA
3
Applications in this family
This patent's term runs 135 days past the statutory base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
Every step shows its rule, its 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, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts Jun 22, 2005 | Jun 22, 2025 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | +135 days, USPTO PTA record | Nov 4, 2025 | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | expired-term | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 4, 2025 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2005-06-22+20y | =2025-06-22 | PTA+135d=2025-11-04 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2014-12-03,8yr@2018-12-13,12yr@2022-12-28 | status=expired-term@2025-11-04
This family
| US 7,567,620 | in-force | Feb 2027 |
| US 7,969,873 | this patent | Nov 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Rozental, Roman | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Intel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2020 Reel 53626, frame 636 | Intel Corporation | Maxlinear, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 9, 2021 Reel 56816, frame 89 | Maxlinear, Inc.; Maxlinear Communications, LLC; Exar Corporation | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Jul 9, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Exar Corporation; Maxlinear Communications, LLC; Maxlinear, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Security Agreement |
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Note
The 135 days of PTA are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: base rule, PTA, PTE, disclaimer caps, fee overlay, 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.