Also listed on TDK Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 20, 2035 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 20, 2035
Held by Headway Technologies, Inc. and TDK Corporation
Filed Apr 20, 2015 as application 14/690,693 · Granted Jun 7, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Apr 20, 2015
Apr 20, 2015
Term ends
Apr 20, 2035
Apr 20, 2035
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Jun 7, 2016
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.
28
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 Apr 20, 2015, when this application, 14/690,693, was filed | Apr 20, 2035 | 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 | Apr 20, 2035 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,437,225 | In force Dec 2034 | Dec 2034 |
| US 8,947,986 | In force Sep 2034 | Sep 2034 |
| US 9,573,243 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 9,601,137 | In force Jan 2035 | Jan 2035 |
| US 9,412,397 | In force Jan 2035 | Jan 2035 |
| US 9,608,200 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
| US 9,361,912 | this patent Apr 2035 | Apr 2035 |
| US 9,361,923 | In force Apr 2035 | Apr 2035 |
8 of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2015 Reel 36767, frame 731 | Liu, Yue; Yamaguchi, Atsushi; Tang, Yuhui; Lee, Jiun-ting; Wei, Yaguang; Liu, Xiaomin; Ukita, Hideyuki; Dovek, Moris; Nishiyama, Michitaka | Headway Technologies, Inc.; TDK Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 9, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Liu, Yue; Tang, Yuhui; Dovek, Moris; Lee, Jiun-ting; Nishiyama, Michitaka; Yamaguchi, Atsushi; Ukita, Hideyuki; Liu, Xiaomin; Wei, Yaguang | Headway Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 9, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Liu, Yue; Tang, Yuhui; Dovek, Moris; Lee, Jiun-ting; Nishiyama, Michitaka; Yamaguchi, Atsushi; Ukita, Hideyuki; Liu, Xiaomin; Wei, Yaguang | TDK Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Apr 2035
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Citations
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