90/019,982MULTI-CHIP MODULE SMART CONTROLLER6,938,177Open

Status

Reexam Terminated - Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexamination Certificate Mailed

Filed

Jun 10, 2025

Last Updated

Sep 1, 2026

Art Unit

3992

Requester

Not named (filed by counsel)

Requester Law Firm

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Requested By

Third Party

Patent Owner(via USPTO assignment records)

Sentient Sensors, LLC

Patent Owner Law Firm

Owner hasn't filed yet

Sector (CPC)

GPhysics & Instruments
G06Computing & Data Processing
G06FElectric Digital Data Processing

USPC

713Electrical Computers And Digital Processing Systems: Support

Reexam History (26 events)

Sep 1, 2026MRNRCRX - Mail Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate
Aug 20, 2026RXRLFReExam Litigation Found
Aug 20, 2026RXLITSRReexam Litigation Search Conducted
Aug 20, 2026PRXRParalegal Reexam Review Complete
Mar 24, 2026MR.NFRX - Mail Reexam Non-Final Action
Dec 15, 2025MR.NFRX - Mail Reexam Non-Final Action
Nov 18, 2025RXC.ADCorrespondence Address Change
Nov 7, 2025RXFWDXDate Forwarded to Examiner
Sep 3, 2025MREXORX - Mail Ex Parte Request for Reexamination Granted
Jun 12, 2025MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Jun 12, 2025MRXNReexamination Formalities Notice Mailed
Jun 12, 2025DOCKCase Docketed to Examiner in GAU
Jun 12, 2025COMPApplication Is Now Complete
Jun 11, 2025RXPCOMCompletion of Preprocessing - Released to Assigned GAU
Jun 11, 2025RXNREQFDNotice of reexamination request filing date
Jun 11, 2025RXNREQAUNotice of assignment of reexamination request
Jun 11, 2025FTFIFITF set to NO - revise initial setting
Jun 10, 2025RXOSUCOrig Req Receipt Corrected
Jun 10, 2025RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester
Jun 10, 2025RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Jun 10, 2025PRXRParalegal Reexam Review Complete
Jun 3, 2025RXTTLRPTTitle Report
Jun 2, 2025RXOSUB.RReexamination requested by third party requester
Jun 2, 2025RXOSUBReceipt of Original Ex Parte Reexam Request
Jun 2, 2025RXC/SRCertificate of Service
Jun 2, 2025BIG.Entity Status Set To Undiscounted (Initial Default Setting or Status Change)

Prosecution, PTAB & CAFC

PTAB Proceedings (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER)

IPR2023-00195IPR — Final Written Decision

Petitioner

Xilinx, Inc. et al.

Petition Filed

Feb 3, 2023

Institution

Sep 20, 2023

Decision

Aug 31, 2026

Terminated

Sep 18, 2024

Federal Circuit (CAFC)

None found

Terminal Disclaimer

None found

Prosecution History

None found

Maintenance Fees

Grant
Aug 30, 2005
3.5-yr
Feb 28, 2009
7.5-yr
Feb 28, 2013
11.5-yr
Feb 28, 2017
Expiry
Oct 23, 2023

Entity Status

Small Entity

Expires

Oct 23, 2023 (expired)

Term Adjustment

+673 days (~1.8 yr)

Assignments

200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016FiledKENNETH BLEMELKENNETH G. BLEMELSENTIENT SENSORS LLCBLEMEL TECHNOLOGIES LLCSENTIENT SENSORS, LLC
AssignmentReel/Frame: 012413/0691Recorded: Dec 19, 2001

From

KENNETH BLEMELInventor
Dec 19, 2001
→

To

SENTIENT SENSORS LLC

AssignmentReel/Frame: 027305/0330Recorded: Nov 21, 2011

From

SENTLENT SENSORS LLC
Nov 15, 2011
→

To

BLEMEL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

AssignmentReel/Frame: 039458/0754Recorded: Aug 16, 2016

From

KENNETH G. BLEMELInventor
Jul 18, 2016
→

To

SENTIENT SENSORS, LLC