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Method and Apparatus for Controlling an Autonomous Vehicle

US 10,678,261 In force
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Term ends Dec 7, 2035 · High confidence

Filed Jul 24, 2017 as application 15/545,957 · Granted Jun 9, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2015 2035
Clock starts
Dec 7, 2015
Term ends
Dec 7, 2035
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
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
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Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 7, 2015, when application PCT/US2015/064282, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 24, 2017)Dec 7, 2035High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 7, 2035High confidence

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Application 62/112,775Provisional application
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Application PCT/US2015/064282PCT application
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US 10,678,261this patent
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US 10,948,924In force
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US 11,543,832In force
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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jul 24, 2017
Reel 43082, frame 686
Baldwin, Craig A.Delphi Technologies, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 26, 2018
Reel 47153, frame 902
Delphi Technologies Inc.Aptiv Technologies LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 11, 2024
Reel 66551, frame 219
Aptiv Manufacturing Management Services S.À R.L.Aptiv Technologies AGAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 11, 2024
Reel 66566, frame 173
Aptiv Technologies (2) S.À R.L.Aptiv Manufacturing Management Services S.À R.L.Merger
Feb 11, 2024
Reel 66746, frame 1
Aptiv Technologies LimitedAptiv Technologies (2) S.À R.L.Entity Conversion

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