Lapsed Dec 4, 2019 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 13, 2026
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by FCA US LLC
Filed Dec 13, 2006 as application 11/609,918 · Granted Dec 4, 2007
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Dec 4, 2019
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 13, 2006
Dec 13, 2006
No longer in force
Dec 4, 2019
Dec 4, 2019
Granted
Dec 4, 2007
Dec 4, 2007
Term would have run to
Dec 13, 2026
Dec 13, 2026
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.
2 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 Dec 13, 2026: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 13, 2006, when this application, 11/609,918, was filed | Dec 13, 2026 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Dec 4, 2019 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 4, 2019 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,302,930 | this patent Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| US 7,448,357 | In force Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2007 Reel 18909, frame 776 | Dudek, Kenneth D. | Daimlerchrysler Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 29, 2007 Reel 19773, frame 1 | Chrysler LLC | Wilmington Trust Company | Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights - First Priority |
| Aug 30, 2007 Reel 19767, frame 810 | Chrysler LLC | Wilmington Trust Company | Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights - Second Priority |
| Oct 15, 2007 Reel 19966, frame 110 | Daimler Chrysler Corporation (Converted to Limited Liability Company - Daimler-Chrysler Company LLC); Daimlerchrysler Company LLC | Chrysler LLC | Conversion from Corporation to LLC |
| Jan 14, 2009 Reel 22259, frame 188 | Chrysler LLC | US Department of the Treasury | Grant of Security Interest in Patent Rights - Thir |
| Jul 1, 2009 Reel 22902, frame 310 | US Department of the Treasury | Chrysler LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 6, 2009 Reel 22910, frame 498 | Wilmington Trust Company | Chrysler LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights - First Priority |
| Jul 6, 2009 Reel 22910, frame 740 | Wilmington Trust Company | Chrysler LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights - Second Priority |
| Jul 6, 2009 Reel 22915, frame 1 | Chrysler LLC | New Carco Acquisition LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 6, 2009 Reel 22915, frame 489 | New Carco Acquisition LLC | The United States Department of the Treasury | Security Agreement |
| Jul 7, 2009 Reel 22919, frame 126 | New Carco Acquisition LLC | Chrysler Group LLC | Change of Name |
| May 26, 2011 Reel 26343, frame 298 | The United States Department of the Treasury | Chrysler Group LLC; Chrysler Group Global Electric Motorcars LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | The United States Department of the Treasury | Chrysler Group LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 26, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | The United States Department of the Treasury | Chrysler Group Global Electric Motorcars LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 7, 2011 Reel 26404, frame 123 | Chrysler Group LLC | Citibank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Jun 13, 2011 Reel 26435, frame 652 | Chrysler Group LLC | Citibank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Mar 4, 2014 Reel 32384, frame 640 | Chrysler Group LLC | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 30, 2015 Reel 35553, frame 356 | Chrysler Group LLC | FCA US LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37784, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | FCA US LLC, Formerly Known as Chrysler Group LLC | Release of Security Interest Releasing Second-Lien Security Interest Previously Recorded at Reel 026426 and Frame 0644, Reel 026435 and Frame 0652, and Reel 032384 and Frame 0591 |
| May 30, 2017 Reel 42885, frame 255 | Citibank, N.a. | FCA US LLC (Formerly Known as Chrysler Group LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 24, 2019 Reel 48177, frame 356 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | FCA US LLC (Formerly Known as Chrysler Group LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
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