Also listed on Johnson Controls Metals and Mechanisms GmbH & Co. KG, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 17, 2022 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Sep 13, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 13, 2027
Held by Adient US LLC
Filed Sep 13, 2007 as application 11/900,742 · Granted Jan 12, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Sep 13, 2007
Sep 13, 2007
Term ends
Sep 13, 2027
Sep 13, 2027
Granted
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010
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
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 Sep 13, 2007, when this application, 11/900,742, was filed | Sep 13, 2027 | 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 | Sep 13, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2007 Reel 19877, frame 224 | Becker, Burckhard; Beneker, Wilfried; Peters, Frank | C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 24, 2020 Reel 55026, frame 770 | C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG | Johnson Controls Metals and Mechanisms GmbH & Co. KG | Change of Name |
| Jan 29, 2021 Reel 55170, frame 344 | Johnson Controls Metals and Mechanisms GmbH & Co. KG | Adient Luxembourg Holding S.A R.L. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 17, 2022 Reel 58751, frame 678 | Adient Luxembourg Holding S.A.R.L. | Adient Global Holdings Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 14, 2022 Reel 59086, frame 636 | Adient Global Holdings Ltd. | Adient US LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 17, 2022 Reel 61956, frame 301 | Adient US LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest in IP |
| Mar 14, 2023 Reel 63085, frame 391 | Cni Enterprises, Inc.; Adient US LLC | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Notice of Grant of Security Interest |
| Sep 3, 2026 Reel 76358, frame 651 | Adient US LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
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What's changing
Sep 2027
Term ends Sep 13, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
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