Also listed on GM Global Technology, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 27, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 27, 2026
Filed Nov 27, 2006 as application 11/563,251 · Granted Apr 28, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 27, 2006
Nov 27, 2006
Term ends
Nov 27, 2026
Nov 27, 2026
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Apr 28, 2009
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 Nov 27, 2006, when this application, 11/563,251, was filed | Nov 27, 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 27, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2007 Reel 18884, frame 56 | Huang, Jihua; Lin, William C. | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 4, 2009 Reel 22201, frame 448 | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | United States Department of the Treasury | Security Agreement |
| Apr 16, 2009 Reel 22553, frame 540 | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Citicorp USA, Inc. as Agent for Bank Priority Secured Parties; Citicorp USA, Inc. as Agent for Hedge Priority Secured Parties | Security Agreement |
| Apr 16, 2009 reel/frame not recorded | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Citicorp USA, Inc. as Agent for Bank Priority Secured Parties | Security Agreement |
| Apr 16, 2009 reel/frame not recorded | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Citicorp USA, Inc. as Agent for Hedge Priority Secured Parties | Security Agreement |
| Aug 20, 2009 Reel 23124, frame 563 | United States Department of the Treasury | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 21, 2009 Reel 23155, frame 663 | Citicorp USA, Inc. as Agent for Bank Priority Secured Parties; Citicorp USA, Inc. as Agent for Hedge Priority Secured Parties | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 27, 2009 Reel 23156, frame 264 | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | United States Department of the Treasury | Security Agreement |
| Aug 28, 2009 Reel 23162, frame 140 | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Uaw Retiree Medical Benefits Trust | Security Agreement |
| Nov 4, 2010 Reel 25245, frame 656 | United States Department of the Treasury | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2010 Reel 25314, frame 946 | Uaw Retiree Medical Benefits Trust | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 8, 2010 Reel 25327, frame 41 | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | Wilmington Trust Company | Security Agreement |
| Feb 10, 2011 Reel 25781, frame 1 | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Change of Name |
| Nov 7, 2014 Reel 34184, frame 1 | Wilmington Trust Company | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 27, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
11
later US patents cite this one
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