Also listed on Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ended Oct 27, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 27, 2026
Filed Oct 27, 2006 as application 11/553,949 · Granted Mar 11, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Oct 27, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Oct 27, 2006
Oct 27, 2006
Term ended
Oct 27, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Mar 11, 2014
base term
after the term ends
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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.
7
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 were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 27, 2006, when this application, 11/553,949, was filed | Oct 27, 2026 | 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 27, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,669,637 | this patent Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| US 8,409,970 | In force Apr 2028 | Apr 2028 |
| US 8,158,510 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| US 8,791,006 | In force Feb 2029 | Feb 2029 |
| US 9,685,495 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| US 9,449,925 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| US 9,548,347 | Term ended Oct 2026 | Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2006 Reel 18455, frame 877 | Lin, Yaojian; Cao, Haijing; Frye, Robert Charles; Marimuthu, Pandi Chelvam | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 6, 2015 Reel 36288, frame 748 | Stats ChipPAC, Inc.; Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 7, 2016 Reel 38378, frame 227 | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Lte. | Change of Name |
| Dec 13, 2019 Reel 51285, frame 318 | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Stats ChipPAC, Inc.; Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. Formerly Known as Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Stats ChipPAC, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 13, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Citicorp International Limited, as Common Security Agent | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. Formerly Known as Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 18, 2019 Reel 51365, frame 680 | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. | Jcet Semiconductor (Shaoxing) Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 1, 2023 Reel 64803, frame 368 | Stats ChipPAC Ltd. | Stats ChipPAC Pte. Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Correct the Spelling of Assignee's Name from "Stats Chippac Pte. LTE." to "Stats Chippac Pte. Ltd." Previously Recorded at Reel: 038378 Frame: 0227. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
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Citations
29
later US patents cite this one
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