Term ends Apr 23, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 30, 2031
Held by Analog Devices, Inc.
Filed Dec 30, 2011 as application 13/341,143 · Granted Mar 3, 2015
Base term plus 480 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2033
Clock starts
Dec 30, 2011
Dec 30, 2011
Term ends
Apr 23, 2033
Apr 23, 2033
Granted
Mar 3, 2015
Mar 3, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
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
480
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
52
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 runs 480 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Dec 30, 2011, when this application, 13/341,143, was filed | Dec 30, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +480 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 23, 2033 | 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 | Apr 23, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,971,072 | this patent Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
| US 8,868,813 | In force Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| US 8,862,802 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2012/072056 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,449,756 | In force Oct 2034 | Oct 2034 |
| Application PCT/US2013/053721 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,437,967 | In force Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2014/036368 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
8 of 52 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 6, 2012 Reel 27812, frame 530 | Calvin, James; Rooyakkers, Albert | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 24, 2014 Reel 32040, frame 449 | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | Bedrock Automation Platforms Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 14, 2022 Reel 61684, frame 964 | Bedrock Automation Platforms, Inc. | Analog Devices, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Dec 15, 2022 Reel 62137, frame 367 | Bedrock Automation Platforms, Inc. | Analog Devices, Inc. | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement of IP Security Agreement at Reel 061684 and Frame 0964 |
| Oct 18, 2023 Reel 65273, frame 281 | Analog Devices, Inc. | Bedrock Automation Platforms, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property for Patents @ Reels and Frames 062137/0367 and 061684/0964 |
| Oct 18, 2023 Reel 65283, frame 781 | Bedrock Automation Platforms, Inc. | Analog Devices, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Apr 2033
Term ends Apr 23, 2033.
Note
The 480 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
81
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.