Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 13, 2023 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 6, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 6, 2034
Filed Jul 11, 2016 as application 15/206,574 · Granted Jan 30, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Nov 6, 2014
Nov 6, 2014
Term ends
Nov 6, 2034
Nov 6, 2034
Granted
Jan 30, 2018
Jan 30, 2018
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.
9
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 6, 2014, when application 14/534,482, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 11, 2016) | Nov 6, 2034 | 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 | Nov 6, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,408,301 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 9,397,017 | In force Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| Application PCT/US2015/048969 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,883,595 | this patent Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| Application 15/206,612 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 11,437,304 | In force Mar 2037 | Mar 2037 |
| US 11,419,217 | In force Feb 2037 | Feb 2037 |
| US 12,414,238 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
8 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2016 Reel 39120, frame 804 | Lin, Yusheng; Takakusaki, Sadamichi | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 23, 2016 Reel 41187, frame 295 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Security Interest |
| Jun 22, 2023 Reel 64151, frame 203 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC; Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 041187, Frame 0295 |
| Jun 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 041187, Frame 0295 |
| Jun 22, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 041187, Frame 0295 |
| Jul 13, 2023 Reel 64271, frame 971 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC; Gtat Corporation | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
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Nov 2034
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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