Also listed on Kolpin Outdoors, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Dec 17, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 17, 2028
Held by Premier O.E.M. LLC
Filed Dec 17, 2008 as application 12/316,903 · Granted Mar 30, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Dec 17, 2008
Dec 17, 2008
Term ends
Dec 17, 2028
Dec 17, 2028
Granted
Mar 30, 2010
Mar 30, 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 Dec 17, 2008, when this application, 12/316,903, was filed | Dec 17, 2028 | 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 | Dec 17, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2009 Reel 22101, frame 637 | Anderson, Joseph P. | Cycle Country Accessories Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 24, 2012 Reel 27587, frame 814 | Cycle Country Accessories Corp. | Kolpin Outdoors, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 3, 2017 Reel 42225, frame 642 | Kolpin Outdoors, Inc. | Polaris Industries Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2026 Reel 74994, frame 139 | Polaris Sales Inc. | Premier O.E.M. LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2026 Reel 74994, frame 388 | Polaris Industries Inc. | Polaris Sales Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Dec 2028
Term ends Dec 17, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.