Also listed on Scintera Networks LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 19, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 27, 2034
Held by Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Filed Feb 27, 2014 as application 14/192,513 · Granted Oct 4, 2016
Base term plus 81 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Feb 27, 2014
Feb 27, 2014
Term ends
May 19, 2034
May 19, 2034
Granted
Oct 4, 2016
Oct 4, 2016
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
81
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 81 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 Feb 27, 2014, when this application, 14/192,513, was filed | Feb 27, 2034 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +81 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 19, 2034 | 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 | May 19, 2034 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2014 Reel 32317, frame 772 | Yu, Qian; Wang, Yan; Charlon, Olivier; Krishnamoorthy, Rajeev | Scintera Networks, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 29, 2014 Reel 33047, frame 864 | Scintera Networks, Inc. | Scintera Networks LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 5, 2020 Reel 51828, frame 477 | Scintera Networks LLC | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | Merger |
| Feb 28, 2020 Reel 51959, frame 111 | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2034
Term ends May 19, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 81 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
35
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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
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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.