Also listed on Remy Technologies, L.L.C., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ended Oct 29, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 30, 2026
Held by BorgWarner Inc.
Filed Aug 29, 2006 as application 11/511,789 · Granted Mar 30, 2010
Base term plus 213 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Oct 29, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Mar 30, 2006
Mar 30, 2006
Term ended
Oct 29, 2026
Oct 29, 2026
Granted
Mar 30, 2010
Mar 30, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
213
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.
3
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 213 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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 Mar 30, 2006, when application 11/394,258, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 29, 2006) | Mar 30, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +213 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 29, 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 | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 29, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,687,952 | In force May 2027 | May 2027 |
| US 7,687,954 | this patent Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2007/006274 | 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 71 recorded documents are shown; the 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Unit Parts Company | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (Third Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | World Wide Automotive, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (Third Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Remy Technologies L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (Third Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Western Reman Industrial, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | M & M. Knopf Auto Parts, L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Power Investments, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Publitech, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Reman Holdings, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Alternators, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy India Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Korea Holdings, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Reman, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Sales, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Western Reman Industrial, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy International Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Unit Parts Company | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | World Wide Automotive, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (First Lien) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Western Reman Industrial, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | M & M. Knopf Auto Parts, L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Power Investments, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Publitech, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Reman Holdings, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Alternators, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy India Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Korea Holdings, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Reman, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy Sales, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Western Reman Industrial, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Remy International Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Unit Parts Company | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Jan 4, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | World Wide Automotive, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (REVOLVER) |
| Nov 12, 2015 Reel 37101, frame 125 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Remy Technologies, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 025521/0387 |
| Nov 12, 2015 Reel 37108, frame 618 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, L.L.C. | Remy Technologies, L.l.c.; Remy Power Products, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 025525/0186 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, L.L.C. | Remy Technologies, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 025525/0186 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, L.L.C. | Remy Power Products, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 025525/0186 |
| Aug 14, 2017 Reel 43539, frame 619 | Remy Technologies, L.l.c. | BorgWarner Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Note
The 213 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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