Term ends Jul 7, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 7, 2029
Held by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Filed Jan 6, 2011 as application 13/002,906 · Granted Mar 11, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Jul 7, 2009
Jul 7, 2009
Term ends
Jul 7, 2029
Jul 7, 2029
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Mar 11, 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.
5
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 Jul 7, 2009, when application PCT/SE2009/050878, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 6, 2011) | Jul 7, 2029 | 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 | Jul 7, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,669,574 | this patent Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 9,595,649 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 10,217,917 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
| US 11,605,758 | In force Jul 2029 | Jul 2029 |
4 of 5 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2011 Reel 26890, frame 407 | Konsek, Steven Louis; Ohlsson, Jonas; Martynov, Yourii; Hanberg, Peter Jesper | Glo AB | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 12, 2018 Reel 49042, frame 527 | Glo AB | Hercules Capital, Inc., as Administrative Agent | Assignment of IP Security Agreement |
| Jan 23, 2019 Reel 48110, frame 63 | Glo AB | Hercules Capital Inc. | Security Interest |
| Apr 12, 2021 Reel 57210, frame 690 | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Glo AB | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2021 Reel 57184, frame 564 | Glo AB | Nanosys, Inc. | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
| Apr 1, 2022 Reel 59569, frame 840 | Nanosys, Inc. | Fortress Credit Corp., as Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 7, 2023 Reel 64836, frame 263 | Fortress Credit Corp., | Nanosys, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement Recorded at Reel 059569 / Frame 0840 |
| Oct 5, 2023 Reel 65156, frame 416 | Nanosys, Inc. | Sysonan, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Oct 6, 2023 Reel 65178, frame 210 | Sysonan, Inc. | Glo Technologies LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 12, 2024 Reel 68297, frame 220 | Glo Technologies LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Jul 2029
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Citations
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