Also listed on Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 13, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 16, 2033
Held by Leading Interconnect Semiconductor Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd. and Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd.
Filed Apr 16, 2013 as application 13/864,232 · Granted Aug 11, 2015
Base term plus 211 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Apr 16, 2013
Apr 16, 2013
Term ends
Nov 13, 2033
Nov 13, 2033
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Aug 11, 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
211
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.
This patent's term runs 211 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 Apr 16, 2013, when this application, 13/864,232, was filed | Apr 16, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +211 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 13, 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 | Nov 13, 2033 | High confidence |
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 17, 2013 Reel 30228, frame 452 | Hu, Wen-hung | Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Qi Ding Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 22, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 22, 2016 Reel 39822, frame 448 | Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Qi Ding Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd.; Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Qi Ding Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd.; Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Leading Interconnect Semiconductor Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Qi Ding Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd.; Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 14, 2023 Reel 64899, frame 50 | Qi Ding Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd.; Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Leading Interconnect Semiconductor Technology Qinhuangdao Co., Ltd.; Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2033
Term ends Nov 13, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 211 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
38
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.