Term ends May 27, 2032
Statutory term ends May 27, 2032
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires May 2032
2012
2032
Clock starts
May 27, 2012
May 27, 2012
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Feb 11, 2014
Term ends
May 27, 2032
May 27, 2032
0
Days of PTA
3
Applications in this family
This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record
How this date was computed
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional | Clock starts May 27, 2012 | May 27, 2032 | High |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | in-force | High |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 27, 2032 | High |
The computation, verbatim
base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2012-05-27+20y | =2032-05-27 | PTA+0d=2032-05-27 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2017-08-01,8yr@2021-08-09,12yr@2025-08-06 | status=in-force@2032-05-27
This family
| US 8,154,259 | in-force | Feb 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2008/071106 | pending | not computed |
| US 8,650,363 | this patent | May 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Sartore, Ronald H. | Agiga Tech Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 23, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Agiga Tech, Inc. | Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | Merger |
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What's changing
May 2032
Term ends. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
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