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Epitaxial Lift Off Stack Having a Unidirectionally Shrunk Handle and Methods Thereof

US 8,003,492 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Hanergy Global Investment and Sales Pte. Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 29, 2019 (Utica Leaseco, LLC).

Term ends Jan 2, 2030 · High confidence

Filed May 29, 2009 as application 12/475,415 · Granted Aug 23, 2011
Base term plus 218 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2009 2030
Clock starts
May 29, 2009
Term ends
Jan 2, 2030
Granted
Aug 23, 2011
base term patent term adjustment 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
218
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 218 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts May 29, 2009, when this application, 12/475,415, was filedMay 29, 2029High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+218 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJan 2, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 2, 2030High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 14, 2009
Reel 23227, frame 163
Gmitter, Thomas; He, Gang; Hegedus, AndreasAlta Devices, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 10, 2013
Reel 30192, frame 391
Alta Devices, Inc.Silicon Valley Bank, As AgentSecurity Agreement
Jan 16, 2015
Reel 34775, frame 973
Silicon Valley Bank, As Collateral AgentAwbscqemgk, Inc. (F/K/A Alta Devices, Inc.)Release of Security Interest
Mar 4, 2016
Reel 38004, frame 78
Alta Devices, Inc.Hanergy Global Investment and Sales Pte. Ltd.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 4, 2016
Reel 38005, frame 990
Alta Devices, Inc.Awbscqemgk, Inc.Change of Name
Mar 4, 2016
Reel 38006, frame 457
Hanergy Acquisition Sub Inc.Alta Devices, Inc.Change of Name
Mar 11, 2016
Reel 38066, frame 958
Hanergy Global Investment and Sales Pte. Ltd.Alta Devices, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 29, 2019
Reel 49027, frame 944
Alta Devices, Inc.Utica Leaseco, LLCSecurity Interest
Feb 25, 2021
Reel 55766, frame 279
Utica Leaseco, LLC Secured PartyUtica Leaseco, LLC AssigneeConfirmation of Foreclosure Transfer of Patent Rights
Aug 9, 2021
Reel 57117, frame 811
Utica Leaseco, LLC Secured PartyUtica Leaseco, LLC AssigneeCorrective Assignment to Correct the the Assignee Address Previously Recorded at Reel: 055766 Frame: 0279. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Aug 28, 2023
Reel 64731, frame 814
Utica Leaseco, LLCTiger Finance, LLCSecurity Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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