Collateral for a security interest recorded May 1, 2019 (Birch Lake Fund Management, LP).
Term ends Aug 31, 2035 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 31, 2035
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by FARADAY&FUTURE Inc.
Filed Aug 18, 2016 as application 15/240,976 · Granted Nov 20, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Aug 31, 2015
Aug 31, 2015
Term ends
Aug 31, 2035
Aug 31, 2035
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Nov 20, 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.
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.
7
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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 31, 2015, when application 14/840,741, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 18, 2016); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Aug 31, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 31, 2035 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 14/840,741 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application PCT/US2015/064506 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,112,563 | Grace period ended Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
| US 10,300,948 | In force Aug 2036 | Aug 2036 |
| US 10,131,381 | this patent Aug 2035 | Aug 2035 |
| Application PCT/US2016/059564 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2017/015857 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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 19, 2016 Reel 39755, frame 438 | Ashraf, Umran; Colt, John Michael; Veltman, Rene Johan; Borghi, Cory Denis; Jin, Ye; Zinkel, Gregory Scott | 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/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 |
| 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 |
| Aug 15, 2022 Reel 61176, frame 756 | FARADAY&FUTURE Inc. | FF Simplicy Ventures LLC | Security Interest |
| Sep 25, 2024 Reel 69048, frame 500 | FARADAY&FUTURE, Inc. | Senyun International Ltd. | Security Interest |
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Aug 2035
Term ends Aug 31, 2035.
Citations
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