Term ends Jan 20, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 20, 2032
Held by GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
Filed Jan 20, 2012 as application 13/354,788 · Granted Aug 5, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Jan 20, 2012
Jan 20, 2012
Term ends
Jan 20, 2032
Jan 20, 2032
Granted
Aug 5, 2014
Aug 5, 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.
4
Family applications on record here
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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 Jan 20, 2012, when this application, 13/354,788, was filed | Jan 20, 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 | Jan 20, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,796,116 | this patent Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/022970 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 13/762,967 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 13/762,974 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2012 Reel 27969, frame 286 | Grabbe, Alexis; Flannery, Larry | Memc Electronic Materials, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 1, 2012 Reel 29057, frame 810 | NVT, LLC; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx, Inc.; Memc Electronic Materials, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Security Agreement |
| Dec 26, 2013 Reel 31870, frame 92 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | NVT, LLC; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; SunEdison, Inc. (F/K/A Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | NVT, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Sun Edison LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Solaicx | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 26, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | SunEdison, Inc. (F/K/A Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 30, 2014 Reel 32177, frame 359 | SunEdison, Inc.; Solaicx; Sun Edison, LLC; NVT, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Security Agreement |
| Mar 3, 2014 Reel 32382, frame 724 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | NVT, LLC; Sun Edison LLC; Solaicx; SunEdison, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | NVT, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Sun Edison LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Solaicx | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 3, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | SunEdison, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 27, 2014 Reel 33023, frame 430 | Memc Electronic Materials, Inc. | SunEdison Semiconductor Limited (UEN201334164H) | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 6, 2014 Reel 33099, frame 1 | SunEdison Semiconductor Limited | SunEdison Semiconductor Technology Pte. Ltd. | Notice of License Agreement |
| Jun 7, 2018 Reel 46327, frame 1 | SunEdison Semiconductor Limited; Memc Japan Limited; Memc Electronic Materials S.P.A. | GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Jan 2032
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