Term ends Jun 15, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 28, 2026
Filed Sep 22, 2009 as application 12/564,313 · Granted Jun 26, 2012
Base term plus 199 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Nov 28, 2006
Nov 28, 2006
Term ends
Jun 15, 2027
Jun 15, 2027
Granted
Jun 26, 2012
Jun 26, 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
199
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.
4
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 runs 199 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 Nov 28, 2006, when application 11/604,694, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 22, 2009) | Nov 28, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +199 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 15, 2027 | 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 15, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,626,215 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 8,207,042 | this patent Jun 2027 | Jun 2027 |
| US 8,278,177 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 8,518,785 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2010 Reel 24651, frame 744 | Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited | Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Change of Name |
| Dec 23, 2016 Reel 41188, frame 401 | Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Change of Address |
| Jul 14, 2020 Reel 53209, frame 468 | Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 16, 2020 Reel 53481, frame 962 | Aizu Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Change of Name and Change of Address |
| May 24, 2023 Reel 64221, frame 545 | Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited | Fujitsu Limited | Merger |
| Nov 27, 2024 Reel 69454, frame 333 | Fujitsu Limited | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 17, 2025 Reel 73964, frame 516 | Fujitsu Limited | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2027
Term ends Jun 15, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 199 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
30
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.