Term ends Dec 9, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 29, 2026
Held by The Pullman Company LLC
Filed Aug 29, 2006 as application 11/511,664 · Granted Mar 31, 2009
Base term plus 102 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Aug 29, 2006
Aug 29, 2006
Term ends
Dec 9, 2026
Dec 9, 2026
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Mar 31, 2009
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
102
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.
2
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 102 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 29, 2006, when this application, 11/511,664, was filed | Aug 29, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +102 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 9, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 9, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,510,043 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2007/015121 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 48 recorded documents are shown; the 8 earliest are not. 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 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. | Confirmation of Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (R/F 19009/0247) |
| Feb 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Tenneco International Holding Corp. | Confirmation of Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (R/F 19009/0247) |
| Feb 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Tenneco Global Holdings Inc. | Confirmation of Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (R/F 19009/0247) |
| Feb 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | The Pullman Company | Confirmation of Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (R/F 19009/0247) |
| Feb 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | TMC Texas Inc. | Confirmation of Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (R/F 19009/0247) |
| Feb 26, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Clevite Industries Inc. | Confirmation of Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights (R/F 19009/0247) |
| Mar 17, 2021 Reel 55626, frame 65 | Tenneco Inc.; Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.; The Pullman Company; Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC; Federal-Mogul Products US LLC; Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC; Federal-Mogul Chassis LLC; Driv Automotive Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Agreement |
| Nov 19, 2022 Reel 61971, frame 156 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Tenneco Inc.; Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.; The Pullman Company; Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC; Federal-Mogul Products US LLC; Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC; Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC; Federal-Mogul Chassis LLC; Driv Automotive Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 Reel 61975, frame 31 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Tenneco Inc.; Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.; The Pullman Company; Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC; Federal-Mogul Products US LLC; Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC; Federal-Mogul Chassis LLC; Driv Automotive Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 Reel 61975, frame 218 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Tenneco Inc.; Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.; Tenneco International Holding Corp.; The Pullman Company; Tenneco Global Holdings Inc.; Clevite Industries Inc.; TMC Texas Inc.; Carter Automotive Company LLC; Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC; Felt Products MFG. Co. LLC; Muzzy-Lyon Auto Parts LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain IP LLC; Federal-Mogul Piston Rings, LLC; Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC; Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC; Federal-Mogul Chassis LLC; F-M Motorparts TSC LLC; F-M TSC Real Estate Holdings LLC; Federal-Mogul Valve Train International LLC; Federal-Mogul Sevierville, LLC; Beck Arnley Holdings LLC; Federal-Mogul Filtration LLC; Federal-Mogul Financing Corporation; Federal-Mogul Products US LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Tenneco Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | The Pullman Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Products US LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Chassis LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Driv Automotive Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Tenneco International Holding Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Tenneco Global Holdings Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Clevite Industries Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | TMC Texas Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Carter Automotive Company LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Felt Products MFG. Co. LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Muzzy-Lyon Auto Parts LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Powertrain IP LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Piston Rings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | F-M Motorparts TSC LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | F-M TSC Real Estate Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Valve Train International LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Sevierville, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Beck Arnley Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Filtration LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 19, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Federal-Mogul Financing Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 22, 2022 Reel 61989, frame 689 | Driv Automotive Inc.; Federal-Mogul Chassis LLC; Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC; Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC; Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC; Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.; Tenneco Inc.; The Pullman Company | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents (First Lien) |
| Apr 7, 2023 Reel 63268, frame 506 | Tenneco Inc.; Driv Automotive Inc.; Federal-Mogul Chassis LLC; Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC; Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC; Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC; Federal-Mogul World Wide LLC; Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.; The Pullman Company | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Aug 20, 2025 Reel 72553, frame 230 | The Pullman Company | The Pullman Company LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 11, 2026 Reel 75530, frame 507 | The Pullman Company | The Pullman Company LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Change of Address Previously Recorded on Reel 72553 Frame 230. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 9, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 102 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
20
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2009 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.