Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2019 (Birch Lake Fund Management, LP).
Lapsed Oct 16, 2026 on the fee record · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 22, 2036
Second maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended. The USPTO has not yet posted the lapse.
Held by FARADAY&FUTURE Inc.
Filed Aug 22, 2016 as application 15/242,678 · Granted Oct 16, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Oct 16, 2026
2016
2036
Clock starts
Aug 22, 2016
Aug 22, 2016
No longer in force
Oct 16, 2026
Oct 16, 2026
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Oct 16, 2018
Term would have run to
Aug 22, 2036
Aug 22, 2036
base term
after the term ends
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.
1 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.
2
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Aug 22, 2036: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: Low. 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 Aug 22, 2016, when this application, 15/242,678, was filed | Aug 22, 2036 | 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 | No fee event states this; the fee state is read from the payments the fee record holds; the fee record shows no payment for this window, and USPTO's status still reads "Patented Case" | lapsed Oct 16, 2026 | Low confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 16, 2026 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 10,101,775 | this patent Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Application 15/282,091 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2016 Reel 39493, frame 924 | Coburn, Matthew Joseph | FARADAY&FUTURE Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 28, 2017 Reel 44969, frame 23 | FARADAY&FUTURE Inc. | Season Smart Limited | Security Interest |
| Jan 14, 2019 Reel 48069, frame 704 | Season Smart Limited | FARADAY&FUTURE Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 1, 2019 Reel 50234, frame 69 | City of Sky Limited; Eagle Prop Holdco LLC; Faraday Future LLC; Fe Equipment LLC; FF Hong Kong Holding Limited; FF Inc.; FF Manufacturing LLC; Robin Prop Holdco LLC; Smart King Ltd.; Smart Technology Holdings Ltd.; Faraday SPE, LLC; Faraday & Future Inc. | Birch Lake Fund Management, LP | Security Interest |
| Mar 5, 2020 Reel 52102, frame 452 | Birch Lake Fund Management, LP, as Retiring Agent | Royod LLC, as Successor Agent | Acknowledgement of Successor Collateral Agent Under Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Oct 14, 2020 Reel 54076, frame 157 | Royod LLC | Birch Lake Fund Management, LP | Security Interest |
| Jul 29, 2021 Reel 57019, frame 140 | Birch Lake Fund Management, LP, as Retiring Agent | Ares Capital Corporation, As Successor Agent | Acknowledgement of Successor Collateral Agent Under Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jun 8, 2022 Reel 60314, frame 263 | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | City of Sky Limited; Eagle Prop Holdco LLC; Faraday & Future Inc.; Faraday Future LLC; FF Equipment LLC; FF Hong Kong Holding Limited; FF Inc.; FF Manufacturing LLC; Robin Prop Holdco LLC; Smart King Ltd.; Smart Technology Holdings Ltd.; Faraday SPE, LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | City of Sky Limited | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | Eagle Prop Holdco LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | Faraday & Future Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | Faraday Future LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | FF Equipment LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | FF Hong Kong Holding Limited | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | FF Inc. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | FF Manufacturing LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | Robin Prop Holdco LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | Smart King Ltd. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | Smart Technology Holdings Ltd. | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Jun 8, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Ares Capital Corporation, as Successor Collateral Agent | Faraday SPE, LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 050234/0069 |
| Aug 15, 2022 Reel 61176, frame 756 | FARADAY&FUTURE Inc. | FF Simplicy Ventures LLC | Security Interest |
| Sep 25, 2024 Reel 69048, frame 676 | FARADAY&FUTURE, Inc. | Senyun International Ltd. | Security Interest |
Sources
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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