Also listed on Eturbotouch Technology Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jul 18, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 23, 2033
Held by Wistron Corporation
Filed May 23, 2013 as application 13/900,552 · Granted Jul 5, 2016
Base term plus 56 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
May 23, 2013
May 23, 2013
Term ends
Jul 18, 2033
Jul 18, 2033
Granted
Jul 5, 2016
Jul 5, 2016
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
56
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 56 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 May 23, 2013, when this application, 13/900,552, was filed | May 23, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +56 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 18, 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 | Jul 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Lin, Ta-hu; Wang, Kuei-ching | Wistron Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 23, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Lin, Ta-hu; Wang, Kuei-ching | Eturbotouch Technology Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 23, 2013 Reel 30470, frame 641 | Wang, Kuei-ching; Lin, Ta-hu | Wistron Corporation; Eturbotouch Technology Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 3, 2021 Reel 56430, frame 92 | Eturbotouch Technology Inc. | Wistron Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 23, 2021 Reel 57043, frame 583 | Eturbotouch Technology Inc. | Wistron Corporation | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Street Address Also Cit Previously Recorded at Reel: 56430 Frame: 092. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
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What's changing
Jul 2033
Term ends Jul 18, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 56 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
4
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2016 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.