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Automatic Transmission Calibration Method

US 7,421,325 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on New Carco Acquisition LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Nov 24, 2026 · High confidence

Held by FCA US LLC
Filed Apr 1, 2005 as application 11/097,650 · Granted Sep 2, 2008
Base term plus 602 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2005 2026
Clock starts
Apr 1, 2005
Term ends
Nov 24, 2026
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
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
602
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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 602 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 1, 2005, when this application, 11/097,650, was filedApr 1, 2025High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+602 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordNov 24, 2026High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 24, 2026High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 2, 2005
Reel 16296, frame 773
Geist, Bruce; Resh, William F.; Parenti, David; Dolpp, Alexander; Rzepecki, II, John M.; Dada, Javed; Attibele, PradeepDaimlerchrysler CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 29, 2007
Reel 19773, frame 1
Chrysler LLCWilmington Trust CompanyGrant of Security Interest in Patent Rights - First Priority
Aug 30, 2007
Reel 19767, frame 810
Chrysler LLCWilmington Trust CompanyGrant of Security Interest in Patent Rights - Second Priority
Jul 9, 2008
Reel 21213, frame 287
Daimlerchrysler CorporationDaimlerchrysler Company LLCConversion from Corporation to LLC
Jul 10, 2008
Reel 21226, frame 470
Daimlerchrysler Company LLCChrysler LLCChange of Name
Jan 14, 2009
Reel 22259, frame 188
Chrysler LLCUS Department of the TreasuryGrant of Security Interest in Patent Rights - Thir
Jul 1, 2009
Reel 22902, frame 310
US Department of the TreasuryChrysler LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jul 6, 2009
Reel 22910, frame 498
Wilmington Trust CompanyChrysler LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patent Rights - First Priority
Jul 6, 2009
Reel 22910, frame 740
Wilmington Trust CompanyChrysler LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patent Rights - Second Priority
Jul 6, 2009
Reel 22915, frame 1
Chrysler LLCNew Carco Acquisition LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 6, 2009
Reel 22915, frame 489
New Carco Acquisition LLCThe United States Department of the TreasurySecurity Agreement
Jul 7, 2009
Reel 22919, frame 126
New Carco Acquisition LLCChrysler Group LLCChange of Name
May 26, 2011
Reel 26343, frame 298
The United States Department of the TreasuryChrysler Group LLC; Chrysler Group Global Electric Motorcars LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 26, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
The United States Department of the TreasuryChrysler Group LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 26, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
The United States Department of the TreasuryChrysler Group Global Electric Motorcars LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 7, 2011
Reel 26404, frame 123
Chrysler Group LLCCitibank, N.a.Security Agreement
Jun 13, 2011
Reel 26435, frame 652
Chrysler Group LLCCitibank, N.a.Security Agreement
Mar 4, 2014
Reel 32384, frame 640
Chrysler Group LLCJpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Security Agreement
Apr 30, 2015
Reel 35553, frame 356
Chrysler Group LLCFCA US LLCChange of Name
Feb 11, 2016
Reel 37784, frame 1
Citibank, N.a.FCA US LLC, Formerly Known as Chrysler Group LLCRelease 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

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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