Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 28, 2022 (Valley National Bank).
Term ends Mar 5, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 5, 2032
Held by Plasma-Therm LLC
Filed Feb 11, 2013 as application 13/764,110 · Granted Aug 5, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Mar 5, 2012
Mar 5, 2012
Term ends
Mar 5, 2032
Mar 5, 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.
33
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
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 5, 2012, when application 13/412,119, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 11, 2013) | Mar 5, 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 | Mar 5, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,802,545 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/028771 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,778,806 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 9,202,720 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,785,332 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,980,764 | In force Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,796,154 | this patent Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,946,058 | Surrendered on reissue Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
8 of 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2013 Reel 29942, frame 963 | Johnson, Chris; Johnson, David; Martinez, Linnell; Pays-volard, David; Gauldin, Rich; Westerman, Russell | Plasma-Therm LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 5, 2013 Reel 30157, frame 772 | Plasma-Therm, LLC | Td Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 8, 2014 Reel 32623, frame 607 | Grivna, Gordon M.; On Semiconductor Corporation; Semiconductor Components Industries LLC; On Semiconductor Trading, Sarl | Plasma-Therm LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 28, 2015 Reel 35509, frame 738 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Logix Technology Holdings, LLC; Plasma-Therm Ic-Disc, Inc.; Drytek, LLC | Suntrust Bank | Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2015 Reel 36221, frame 402 | Td Bank, N.a. | Plasma-Therm, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 13, 2016 Reel 39706, frame 927 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Logix Technology Holdings, LLC; Plasma-Therm Ic-Disc, Inc.; Drytek, LLC; Hine Automation, LLC | Suntrust Bank | Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 Reel 47608, frame 189 | Suntrust Bank | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Logix Technology Holdings, LLC; Plasma-Therm Ic-Disc, Inc.; Drytek, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Raje Technology Group, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Plasma-Therm, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Logix Technology Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Plasma-Therm Ic-Disc, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 28, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Suntrust Bank | Drytek, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2018 Reel 47687, frame 357 | Hine Automation, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2018 Reel 48173, frame 954 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Plasma-Therm Nes, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2018 Reel 48174, frame 1 | Drytek, LLC; Logix Technology Holdings, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 30, 2018 Reel 47689, frame 98 | Plasma-Therm Ic-Disc, Inc.; Plasma-Therm, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 30, 2018 Reel 47688, frame 61 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Plasma-Therm Nes, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 30, 2018 Reel 47688, frame 644 | Hine Automation, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 30, 2018 Reel 47688, frame 813 | Drytek, LLC; Logix Technology Holdings, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| May 15, 2020 Reel 52679, frame 1 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Plasma-Therm, Nes, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| May 15, 2020 Reel 52679, frame 788 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Plasma-Therm Nes, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Nov 23, 2021 Reel 58945, frame 169 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Plasma-Therm Nes, LLC | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Security Interest |
| Jun 28, 2022 Reel 60447, frame 766 | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Hine Automation, LLC; Drytek, LLC; Plasma-Therm Nes, LLC; Logix Technology Holdings, LLC; Plasma Therm Ic-Disc, Inc. | Valley National Bank | Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 Reel 61070, frame 642 | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Raje Technology Group, LLC; Plasma-Therm, LLC; Plasma-Therm Ic-Disc, Inc.; Plasma-Therm Nes, LLC; Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC; Hine Automation, LLC; Drytek LLC; Logix Technology Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Raje Technology Group, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Plasma-Therm, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Plasma-Therm Ic-Disc, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Plasma-Therm Nes, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Rev-Tech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Hine Automation, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Drytek LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | HSBC Bank USA, N.A. | Logix Technology Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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