Also listed on Tarari, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jan 19, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 30, 2028
Held by Intel Corporation
Filed Apr 30, 2008 as application 12/113,083 · Granted Apr 10, 2012
Base term plus 629 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2030
Clock starts
Apr 30, 2008
Apr 30, 2008
Term ends
Jan 19, 2030
Jan 19, 2030
Granted
Apr 10, 2012
Apr 10, 2012
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
629
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 629 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 Apr 30, 2008, when this application, 12/113,083, was filed | Apr 30, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +629 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 19, 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 | Jan 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2008 Reel 21347, frame 489 | McMillen, Robert James | Tarari, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 1, 2009 Reel 22482, frame 907 | Tarari, Inc. | LSI Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 8, 2014 Reel 32856, frame 31 | LSI Corporation; Agere Systems LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 18, 2014 Reel 34286, frame 872 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | LSI Corporation; Agere Systems LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 32856/0031 |
| Nov 18, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | LSI Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 32856/0031 |
| Nov 18, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Agere Systems LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel/Frame No. 32856/0031 |
| Feb 24, 2015 Reel 35090, frame 477 | LSI Corporation | Intel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 2, 2016 Reel 37684, frame 39 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | LSI Corporation; Agere Systems LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Releases RF 032856-0031) |
| Feb 2, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | LSI Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Releases RF 032856-0031) |
| Feb 2, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Agere Systems LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (Releases RF 032856-0031) |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2030
Term ends Jan 19, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 629 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
40
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 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.