Also listed on Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 28, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 29, 2033
Filed Mar 29, 2013 as application 13/853,094 · Granted Nov 24, 2015
Base term plus 244 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 29, 2013
Mar 29, 2013
Term ends
Nov 28, 2033
Nov 28, 2033
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Nov 24, 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
244
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 244 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 Mar 29, 2013, when this application, 13/853,094, was filed | Mar 29, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +244 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 28, 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 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2013 Reel 30787, frame 414 | Watanabe, Yasuo; Serizawa, Kazuyoshi | Hitachi - LG Data Storage, Inc.,; Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 12, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Watanabe, Yasuo; Serizawa, Kazuyoshi | Hitachi - LG Data Storage, Inc., | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 12, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Watanabe, Yasuo; Serizawa, Kazuyoshi | Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2033
Term ends Nov 28, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 244 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.