Also listed on Stmicroelectronics Belgium N.V., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jun 9, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 28, 2027
Held by Snaptrack, Inc.
Filed Sep 28, 2007 as application 11/863,865 · Granted Sep 6, 2011
Base term plus 985 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2030
Clock starts
Sep 28, 2007
Sep 28, 2007
Term ends
Jun 9, 2030
Jun 9, 2030
Granted
Sep 6, 2011
Sep 6, 2011
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
985
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 985 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 Sep 28, 2007, when this application, 11/863,865, was filed | Sep 28, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +985 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 9, 2030 | 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 9, 2030 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2007 Reel 20094, frame 660 | Capretta, Pietro; Belokonskiy, Viktor; Gozzi, Alberto | Stmicroelectronics Belgium N.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 2011 Reel 26497, frame 631 | Stmicroelectronics Belgium N.V. | Stmicroelectronics Belgium N.V. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 2011 Reel 26498, frame 192 | Stmicroelectronics Belgium N.V. | ST Wireless S.A. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 24, 2011 Reel 26499, frame 640 | ST Wireless S.A. | ST Ericsson S.A. | Change of Name |
| Nov 24, 2014 Reel 34470, frame 582 | ST Wireless S.A.; ST-Ericsson S.A. | ST-Ericsson S.A., En Liquidation | Change of Name |
| Dec 10, 2014 Reel 34588, frame 822 | ST-Ericsson S.A., En Liquidation | Snaptrack, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 27, 2015 Reel 34826, frame 47 | ST-Ericsson S.A., En Liquidation | Snaptrack, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee on the Assignment. Assignee Was Recorded Incorrectly as Snaptrack, Inc and Should Be Snaptrack, Inc. Previously Recorded on Reel 034588 Frame 0822. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment from St-Ericsson Sa, En Liquidation to Snaptrack, Inc.. |
| Feb 24, 2015 Reel 35092, frame 826 | ST-Ericsson S.A., En Liquidation | Snaptrack, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number Previously Recorded at Reel: 034826 Frame: 0047. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2030
Term ends Jun 9, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 985 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
25
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.