Term ends Sep 24, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 24, 2033
Held by GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Filed Oct 4, 2013 as application 14/046,069 · Granted Mar 3, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Sep 24, 2013
Sep 24, 2013
Term ends
Sep 24, 2033
Sep 24, 2033
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Mar 3, 2015
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.
2 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.
8
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 24, 2013, when application 14/035,060, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 4, 2013) | Sep 24, 2033 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 24, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,900,951 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 8,969,934 | this patent Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 9,443,948 | In force Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US 9,324,796 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 9,324,795 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 9,324,797 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 9,293,532 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
| US 9,299,777 | In force Sep 2033 | Sep 2033 |
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 4, 2013 Reel 31347, frame 466 | Cheng, Kangguo; Doris, Bruce B.; Hashemi, Pouya; Khakifirooz, Ali; Reznicek, Alexander | International Business Machines Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 3, 2015 Reel 36550, frame 1 | International Business Machines Corporation | GlobalFoundries U.S. 2 LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 5, 2015 Reel 36779, frame 1 | GlobalFoundries U.S. 2 LLC; GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. | GlobalFoundries Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 29, 2018 Reel 49490, frame 1 | GlobalFoundries Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Nov 2, 2020 Reel 54633, frame 1 | GlobalFoundries Inc. | GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 20, 2020 Reel 54636, frame 1 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | GlobalFoundries Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 12, 2021 Reel 56987, frame 1 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Sep 2033
Term ends Sep 24, 2033.
Citations
321
later US patents cite this one
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