Also listed on Idq Operating, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 30, 2020 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Feb 7, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jul 2, 2035
Held by Energizer Auto, Inc.
Filed Jul 2, 2015 as application 14/790,168 · Granted Oct 4, 2022
Base term plus 220 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2015
2036
Clock starts
Jul 2, 2015
Jul 2, 2015
Term ends
Feb 7, 2036
Feb 7, 2036
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
base term
patent term adjustment
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
220
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 220 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. 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 Jul 2, 2015, when this application, 14/790,168, was filed | Jul 2, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +220 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 7, 2036 | 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 | Feb 7, 2036 | High confidence |
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 6, 2015 Reel 35982, frame 1 | Pistone, Kenneth Alan; Carrubba, Vincent | Idq Operating, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 4, 2016 Reel 37419, frame 476 | Idq Operating, Inc. | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Merger |
| Jan 4, 2016 Reel 37419, frame 782 | Idq Operating, Inc. | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 28, 2019 Reel 48157, frame 549 | The Armor All/STP Products Company | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 30, 2019 Reel 48183, frame 811 | Royal Bank of Canada | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 25, 2019 Reel 50829, frame 790 | The Armor All/STP Products Company | Energizer Auto, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 30, 2020 Reel 54875, frame 651 | Energizer Brands, LLC; Energizer Auto, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Mar 19, 2025 Reel 70565, frame 282 | Energizer Brands, LLC; Energizer Auto, Inc.,; Energizer Auto Sales, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2036
Term ends Feb 7, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 220 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
16
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.