Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 20, 2019 (Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology Co., Ltd.).
Term ends Oct 15, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 9, 2033
Held by Vlsi Technology LLC
Filed Sep 9, 2013 as application 14/021,485 · Granted Sep 22, 2015
Base term plus 36 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Sep 9, 2013
Sep 9, 2013
Term ends
Oct 15, 2033
Oct 15, 2033
Granted
Sep 22, 2015
Sep 22, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
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
36
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.
2
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 36 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 Sep 9, 2013, when this application, 14/021,485, was filed | Sep 9, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +36 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 15, 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 | Oct 15, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,142,566 | this patent Oct 2033 | Oct 2033 |
| US 9,368,499 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2013 Reel 31166, frame 494 | Hong, Cheong Min; Perera, Asanga H.; Kang, Sung-taeg | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2013 Reel 31591, frame 266 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 13, 2013 Reel 31627, frame 158 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Supplement to IP Security Agreement |
| Nov 13, 2013 Reel 31627, frame 201 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Supplement to IP Security Agreement |
| Dec 21, 2015 Reel 37357, frame 874 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Patent Release |
| Jan 5, 2016 Reel 37444, frame 787 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 13, 2016 Reel 37518, frame 292 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents |
| Mar 7, 2016 Reel 38017, frame 58 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Security Agreement Supplement |
| Jun 16, 2016 Reel 39138, frame 1 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Supplement to the Security Agreement |
| Jul 14, 2016 Reel 39361, frame 212 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12092129 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Sep 21, 2016 Reel 40925, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP, B.V., F/K/A Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2016 Reel 40450, frame 715 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect PCT Numbers IB2013000664, US2013051970, US201305935 Previously Recorded at Reel: 037444 Frame: 0787. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Nov 7, 2016 Reel 40928, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 3, 2017 Reel 41144, frame 363 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | NXP USA, Inc. | Merger |
| Feb 1, 2017 Reel 41703, frame 536 | Citibank, N.a. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Patents 8108266 and 8062324 and Replace Them with 6108266 and 8060324 Previously Recorded on Reel 037518 Frame 0292. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents. |
| Apr 29, 2017 Reel 42374, frame 1 | NXP USA, Inc. | Vlsi Technology LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2017 Reel 42762, frame 145 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| May 9, 2017 Reel 42985, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12681366 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| May 29, 2017 Reel 42610, frame 451 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP USA, Inc. F/K/A Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 20, 2019 Reel 48734, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology Co., Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the to Correct the Application No. from 13,883,290 to 13,833,290 Previously Recorded on Reel 041703 Frame 0536. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the the Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents.. |
| Sep 10, 2019 Reel 50744, frame 97 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP B.V. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51029, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042985 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51029, frame 387 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 039361 Frame 0212. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51030, frame 1 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 038017 Frame 0058. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Oct 22, 2019 Reel 51145, frame 184 | NXP B.V. | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 12298143 Previously Recorded on Reel 042762 Frame 0145. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Agreement Supplement. |
| Jan 17, 2020 Reel 52915, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP B.V. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 11759915 and Replace It with Application 11759935 Previously Recorded on Reel 040928 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest. |
| Feb 17, 2020 Reel 52917, frame 1 | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | NXP, B.V. F/K/A Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove Application 11759915 and Replace It with Application 11759935 Previously Recorded on Reel 040925 Frame 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Security Interest. |
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What's changing
Oct 2033
Term ends Oct 15, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 36 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
53
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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