Term ends Dec 28, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 28, 2026
Held by GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
Filed Sep 27, 2010 as application 12/891,357 · Granted Mar 27, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 28, 2006
Dec 28, 2006
Term ends
Dec 28, 2026
Dec 28, 2026
Granted
Mar 27, 2012
Mar 27, 2012
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,601,049, to Dec 28, 2026. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
7
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Dec 28, 2006, when applications 11/617,430 and 11/617,433, the earliest non-provisional applications in its chain, were filed (this one was filed Sep 27, 2010) | Dec 28, 2026 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,601,049) | resolves to Dec 28, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 28, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,662,023 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| US 7,601,049 | In force Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2007/060981 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,930,058 | In force Aug 2028 | Aug 2028 |
| Application PCT/US2008/088452 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,927,185 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 8,145,342 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2011 Reel 26064, frame 720 | Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.; SunEdison LLC; Solaicx | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Oct 1, 2012 Reel 29057, frame 810 | NVT, LLC; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx, Inc.; Memc Electronic Materials, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Security Agreement |
| Dec 26, 2013 Reel 31870, frame 31 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Enflex Corporation; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; SunEdison, Inc. (F/K/A Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 Reel 31870, frame 92 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | NVT, LLC; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; SunEdison, Inc. (F/K/A Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Enflex Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Sun Edison LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Solaicx | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | SunEdison, Inc. (F/K/A Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | NVT, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Sun Edison LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Solaicx | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | SunEdison, Inc. (F/K/A Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 Reel 32177, frame 359 | SunEdison, Inc.; Solaicx; Sun Edison, LLC; NVT, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Security Agreement |
| Mar 3, 2014 Reel 32382, frame 724 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | NVT, LLC; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; SunEdison, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | NVT, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Sun Edison LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Solaicx | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | SunEdison, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 27, 2014 Reel 33023, frame 430 | Memc Electronic Materials, Inc. | SunEdison Semiconductor Limited (UEN201334164H) | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 6, 2014 Reel 33099, frame 1 | SunEdison Semiconductor Limited | SunEdison Semiconductor Technology Pte. Ltd. | Notice of License Agreement |
| Jun 7, 2018 Reel 46327, frame 1 | SunEdison Semiconductor Limited; Memc Japan Limited; Memc Electronic Materials S.P.A. | GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 28, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,601,049, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
7
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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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.