Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 5, 2022 (Fifth Third Bank, National Association).
Term ends Nov 17, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 23, 2025
Held by Quantum Fuel Systems LLC
Filed Sep 23, 2005 as application 11/234,556 · Granted Nov 23, 2010
Base term plus 420 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2005
2026
Clock starts
Sep 23, 2005
Sep 23, 2005
Term ends
Nov 17, 2026
Nov 17, 2026
Granted
Nov 23, 2010
Nov 23, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
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
420
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.
This patent's term runs 420 days past its 20-year base term on 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 23, 2005, when this application, 11/234,556, was filed | Sep 23, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +420 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 17, 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 | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2005 Reel 17317, frame 215 | Van Oyen, Johannes; Warner, Mark; Leavitt, Mark; Newell, Ken | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 8, 2008 Reel 20325, frame 389 | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide | WB QT, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Sep 18, 2013 Reel 31239, frame 968 | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. | Douglas, Kevin | Security Agreement |
| May 20, 2016 Reel 38660, frame 552 | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. | Douglas Acquisitions LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2016 Reel 39162, frame 646 | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. | Douglas Acquisitions LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 14, 2016 Reel 40309, frame 651 | Douglas Acquisitions LLC | Quantum Fuel Systems LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 5, 2022 Reel 61968, frame 526 | Quantum Fuel Systems LLC | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2026
Term ends Nov 17, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 420 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
16
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.
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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.