Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 2, 2025 (Blue Torch Finance LLC).
Term ends Feb 28, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 16, 2028
Held by Jac Operations, Inc.
Filed May 16, 2008 as application 12/122,184 · Granted Jun 7, 2011
Base term plus 288 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2029
Clock starts
May 16, 2008
May 16, 2008
Term ends
Feb 28, 2029
Feb 28, 2029
Granted
Jun 7, 2011
Jun 7, 2011
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
288
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.
4
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 288 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 May 16, 2008, when this application, 12/122,184, was filed | May 16, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +288 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 28, 2029 | 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 | Feb 28, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,954,437 | this patent Feb 2029 | Feb 2029 |
| Application PCT/US2008/064043 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,757,067 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| US 10,336,347 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 2, 2009 Reel 23595, frame 278 | Miller, Kekith Alan | Freightcar America, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 31, 2012 Reel 29546, frame 451 | Freightcar America, Inc. | Jac Operations, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 6, 2013 Reel 30983, frame 512 | Jac Operations, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Apr 12, 2019 Reel 48874, frame 787 | Jac Operations, Inc. | Bmo Harris Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Apr 12, 2019 Reel 48878, frame 602 | Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent | Jac Operations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 24, 2020 Reel 54463, frame 76 | Freightcar America, Inc.; Jac Operations, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2024 Reel 69746, frame 953 | Freightcar America, Inc.; Jac Operations, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Dec 31, 2024 Reel 69831, frame 925 | Bmo Harris Bank, N.a. | Jac Operations, Inc. | Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement |
| Jan 2, 2025 Reel 69716, frame 899 | Jac Operations, Inc. | Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2025 Reel 69822, frame 471 | U.S. Bank National Association | Jac Operations, Inc.; Freightcar America, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association | Jac Operations, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Interest |
| Jan 6, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association | Freightcar America, Inc. | Release of Patent Security Interest |
| Feb 12, 2025 Reel 70200, frame 160 | Jac Operations, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2029
Term ends Feb 28, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 288 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2011 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.