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

Term ends Dec 1, 2026 · High confidence

Held by FCA US LLC
Filed Dec 1, 2006 as application 11/565,765 · Granted Dec 22, 2009
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2006 2026
Clock starts
Dec 1, 2006
Term ends
Dec 1, 2026
Granted
Dec 22, 2009
base term 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.
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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 1, 2006, when this application, 11/565,765, was filedDec 1, 2026High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh 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 orderDec 1, 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
Feb 6, 2007
Reel 18862, frame 850
Cadiz, Mariano; Willyard, James A.; Lyon, Timothy; Holmes, Steven; Pinardi, EdwardDaimlerchrysler 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
Dec 3, 2008
Reel 21915, frame 760
Daimlerchrysler CorporationDaimlerchrysler Company LLCChange of Name
Dec 3, 2008
Reel 21915, frame 772
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 164
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 25, 2011
Reel 26335, frame 1
The United States Department of the TreasuryChrysler Group LLC; Chrysler Group Global Electric Motorcars LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 25, 2011
reel/frame not recorded
The United States Department of the TreasuryChrysler Group LLCRelease of Security Interest
May 25, 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

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