Term ends Jul 11, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 18, 2031
Filed Mar 18, 2011 as application 13/052,008 · Granted Nov 19, 2013
Base term plus 115 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Mar 18, 2011
Mar 18, 2011
Term ends
Jul 11, 2031
Jul 11, 2031
Granted
Nov 19, 2013
Nov 19, 2013
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
115
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 115 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 Mar 18, 2011, when this application, 13/052,008, was filed | Mar 18, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +115 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 11, 2031 | 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 | Jul 11, 2031 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2011 Reel 25984, frame 478 | Onufryk, Peter Z.; Patel, Jayesh; Jaser, Ihab; Seshan, Ganesh T. | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 19, 2013 Reel 30832, frame 604 | PMC-Sierra US, Inc. | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 23, 2013 Reel 30919, frame 40 | Integrated Device Technology, Inc. | PMC-Sierra US, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Conveying and Receiving Parties Previously Recorded on Reel 030832 Frame 0604. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Conveying Party Data: Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Teceiving: Pmc-Sierra US, Inc. |
| Aug 6, 2013 Reel 30947, frame 710 | PMC-Sierra, Inc.; PMC-Sierra US, Inc.; Wintegra, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Interest in Patents |
| Feb 1, 2016 Reel 37675, frame 129 | Bank Of America, N.a. | PMC-Sierra, Inc.; PMC-Sierra US, Inc.; Wintegra, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | PMC-Sierra, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | PMC-Sierra US, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 1, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Wintegra, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 3, 2016 Reel 37689, frame 719 | Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. (F/K/A PMC-Sierra, Inc.); Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. (F/K/A PMC-Sierra US, Inc.) | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 1, 2016 Reel 37961, frame 519 | PMC-Sierra US, Inc. | Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. | Change of Name |
| Mar 15, 2016 Reel 38102, frame 874 | PMC-Sierra US, Inc. | Microsemi Storage Solutions (US), Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name and Address Previously Recorded at Reel: 037961 Frame: 0519. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| Aug 7, 2017 Reel 43212, frame 1 | Microsemi Solutions (U.S.), Inc. | IP Gem Group, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 7, 2017 Reel 43458, frame 351 | Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. | Microsemi Solutions (U.S.), Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 29, 2018 Reel 46251, frame 271 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.; Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 29, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 29, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 7, 2022 Reel 61372, frame 947 | IP Gem Group, LLC | Polaris Powerled Technologies, LLC | Confirmatory Assignment |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Jul 2031
Term ends Jul 11, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 115 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
22
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 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.