Also listed on ADC GmbH, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 18, 2025 (Cit Northbridge Credit LLC).
Term ends no later than Aug 31, 2027 · Low confidence
20-year base term ended Jan 20, 2026
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by ADC Solutions Auto, LLC
Filed Feb 12, 2018 as application 15/894,569 · Granted Mar 14, 2023
Base term plus 588 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
Jan 20, 2006
Jan 20, 2006
Ends no later than
Aug 31, 2027
Aug 31, 2027
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Mar 14, 2023
base term
patent term adjustment
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
588
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
0 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.
11
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 runs 588 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 0 of 1 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Jan 20, 2006, when applications 29/252,238, 29/252,239 and 29/252,296, the earliest non-provisional applications in its chain, were filed (this one was filed Feb 12, 2018); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jan 20, 2026 | 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 | +588 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Aug 31, 2027 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Aug 31, 2027 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 7,245,207 | Term ended Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| US 8,194,132 | Term ended Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Application 13/462,371 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 9,637,051 | Term ended Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| US 11,603,042 | this patent no later than Aug 2027 | no later than Aug 2027 |
5 of 11 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2022 Reel 60242, frame 142 | Winplus North America, Inc. | ADC Solutions Auto, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2022 Reel 60242, frame 384 | Dayan, Maurice S.; Dayan, Mervin A.; Sharp, Larry D. | Intellectual Solutions, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2022 Reel 60242, frame 472 | Old World Industries, LLC | Winplus North America, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2022 Reel 60456, frame 233 | Intellectual Solutions, Inc. | Old World Industries, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 18, 2025 Reel 70538, frame 960 | ADC Solutions Auto, LLC; Namawell, LLC | Cit Northbridge Credit LLC | Patent Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2027
Term ends no later than Aug 31, 2027.
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 588 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Aug 31, 2027. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2023 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.