Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 20, 2019 (Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology Co., Ltd.).
Term ends May 29, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 29, 2032
Held by NXP USA, Inc.
Filed May 29, 2012 as application 13/482,271 · Granted Jan 14, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
May 29, 2012
May 29, 2012
Term ends
May 29, 2032
May 29, 2032
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Jan 14, 2014
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.
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.
2
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 29, 2012, when this application, 13/482,271, was filed | May 29, 2032 | 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 | 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 | May 29, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,629,713 | this patent May 2032 | May 2032 |
| US 8,896,370 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2012 Reel 28280, frame 977 | Pietri, Stefano; Dao, Chris C.; Ren, Juxiang | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 29, 2012 Reel 28281, frame 25 | Grossier, Nicolas | Stmicroelectronics SRL | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 29, 2012 Reel 28285, frame 712 | Srinivasan, V | Stmicroelectronics Private Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 20, 2013 Reel 30256, frame 706 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Supplement to IP Security Agreement |
| Apr 22, 2013 Reel 30258, frame 501 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Supplement to IP Security Agreement |
| Jun 18, 2013 Reel 30633, frame 424 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 6, 2013 Reel 31591, frame 266 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 21, 2015 Reel 37357, frame 575 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37518, frame 292 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 7, 2016 Reel 38017, frame 58 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Security Agreement Supplement |
| Jul 14, 2016 Reel 39361, frame 212 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12092129 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Jan 3, 2017 Reel 41144, frame 363 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | NXP USA, Inc. | Merger |
| Feb 1, 2017 Reel 41703, frame 536 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Patents 8108266 and 8062324 and Replace Them with 6108266 and 8060324 Previously Recorded on Reel 037518 Frame 0292. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| May 9, 2017 Reel 42762, frame 145 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| May 9, 2017 Reel 42985, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Feb 20, 2019 Reel 48734, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology Co., Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the to Correct the Application No. from 13,883,290 to 13,833,290 Previously Recorded on Reel 041703 Frame 0536. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents.. |
| Sep 10, 2019 Reel 50745, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51029, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042985 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51029, frame 387 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51030, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51145, frame 184 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042762 Frame 0145. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
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May 2032
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