Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 17, 2020 (Encina Business Credit, LLC).
Term ended Jul 2, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 13, 2026
Why Medium: The disclaimer's references carry disclaimers of their own not yet read (US 7,712,761), so the cap could be lower.
Held by Horizon Global Americas Inc.
Filed Apr 1, 2009 as application 12/416,328 · Granted Jan 24, 2012
Base term plus 19 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Jul 2, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Jun 13, 2006
Jun 13, 2006
Term ended
Jul 2, 2026
Jul 2, 2026
Granted
Jan 24, 2012
Jan 24, 2012
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
19
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,530,591, US 7,712,761, to Jul 2, 2026. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
6
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 19 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: Medium. 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 Jun 13, 2006, when application 11/451,670, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 1, 2009) | Jun 13, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +19 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 2, 2026 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,530,591, US 7,712,761) | resolves to Jul 2, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | Medium 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 | Jul 2, 2026 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,530,591 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2007/008118 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,712,761 | In force no later than May 2027 | no later than May 2027 |
| US 7,997,608 | In force Aug 2028 | Aug 2028 |
| Application PCT/US2008/066569 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,100,427 | this patent Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 68 recorded documents are shown; the 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Netcong Investments, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Ni Industries, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Ni West, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Norris Cylinder Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Norris Environmental Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Norris Industries, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Plastic Form, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Reese Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Reska Spline Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rieke Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rieke of Indiana, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rieke Leasing Co., Incorporated | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Rieke of Mexico, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Towing Holding LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Trimas Company LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Trimas International Holdings LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Wesbar Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Draw-Tite, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2011 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Richards Micro-Tool, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 13, 2012 Reel 29291, frame 265 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Trimas Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 28, 2012 Reel 29537, frame 582 | Trimas Corporation (Successor to Mascotech, Inc.); Trimas Company LLC; Arminak & Associates LLC; Arrow Engine Company; Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.; Cequent Performance Products, Inc. (Successor to Cequent Electrical Products, Inc., Cequent Towing Products, Inc., Cequent Trailer Products, Inc., Fulton Performance Products, Inc., Hidden Hitch International, and Theodore Bargman, Inc.); Compac Corporation; Innovative Molding; Lamons Gasket Company; Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, Inc.; Ni Industries, Inc.; Norris Cylinder Company; Rieke-Arminak Corp.; Rieke Corporation; Rieke Leasing Co., Incorporated; Trimas International Holdings LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Jul 6, 2015 Reel 36062, frame 554 | Cequent Performance Products, Inc.; Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest (TERM Loan) |
| Jul 8, 2015 Reel 36082, frame 668 | Cequent Performance Products, Inc.; Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Security Interest (ABL) |
| Jul 16, 2015 Reel 36125, frame 710 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Second Lien Agent | Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (024120/0535) |
| May 10, 2017 Reel 42435, frame 260 | Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.; Cequent Performance Products, Inc. | Horizon Global Americas Inc. | Merger |
| Mar 20, 2019 Reel 48648, frame 6 | Horizon Global Americas Inc.; Horizon Global Corporation | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 17, 2020 Reel 52183, frame 590 | Horizon Global Americas Inc. | Encina Business Credit, LLC | Security Interest |
| Apr 22, 2020 Reel 52463, frame 91 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC | Assignment of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 30, 2020 Reel 52534, frame 590 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Cequent Performance Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 11, 2020 Reel 53453, frame 229 | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC | Horizon Global Corporation; Horizon Global Americas Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC | Horizon Global Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 11, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC | Horizon Global Americas Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2021 Reel 55262, frame 842 | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, Solely in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent (as Successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) | Horizon Global Corporation; Westfalia-Automotive GmbH; Horizon Global Americas Inc.; Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2021 Reel 55262, frame 949 | Horizon Global Americas Inc.; C.P. Witter Limited; Westfalia-Automotive GmbH | Atlantic Park Strategic Capital Fund, L.P., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, Solely in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent (as Successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) | Horizon Global Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, Solely in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent (as Successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) | Westfalia-Automotive GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, Solely in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent (as Successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) | Horizon Global Americas Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 9, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, Solely in Its Capacity as Collateral Agent (as Successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) | Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 18, 2025 Reel 71674, frame 688 | Airtex Industries, LLC; Airtex Products, LP; Apc Intermediate Holdings, LLC; Apc Parent, LLC; Asc Industries, Inc.; Autolite Operations LLC; Avm Export, Inc.; Bpi Acquisition Company, LLC; Bpi Ec, LLC; Bpi Holdings International, LLC; Brake Parts Inc. China LLC; Brake Parts Inc. India LLC; Brake Parts Inc. LLC; Cardone Industries, Inc.; Carrand Companies, Inc.; Carter Carburetor Holdings, LLC; Carter Carburetor, LLC; Carter Fuel Export, Inc.; Carter Fuel Systems, LLC; Champion Laboratories, Inc.; CWD Holding, LLC; CWD Intermediate Holdings I, LLC; CWD Intermediate Holdings II, LLC; CWD, LLC; Dalton Corporation; Dalton Corporation, Kendallville; Manufacturing Facility Dalton Corporation, Ashland; Manufacturing Facility Dalton Corporation, Stryker Machining Facility Co.; Dalton Corporation, Warsaw Manufacturing Facility; Eagle Casting, LLC; Eagle Machining, LLC; First Brands Group Intermediate, LLC; First Brands Group, LLC; Fram Group IP LLC; Fram Group Operations LLC; Framauto Holdings, LLC; Fuel Filter Technologies, Inc.; Global Reman Ventures, LLC; Heatherton Holdings, LLC; Hopkins Acquisition, Inc.; Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation; Horizon Euro Finance LLC; Horizon Global Americas Inc.; Horizon Global Company LLC; Horizon Global Corporation; Horizon International Holdings LLC; Ibi International Holding Company, Inc.; International Brake Industries, Inc.; Jasper Acquisition Corp.; Jasper Rubber Products, Inc.; Ktri Holdings, Inc.; Ktri Offshore Holdings, LLC; Longman Enterprises, Inc.; PHNX Acquisition Corp.; Premier Marketing Group, LLC; Pylon Manufacturing Corp.; Pylon South Bend, Inc.; Qualis Automotive, L.l.c.; Qualis Enterprises, LLC; Qualitor Acquisition Inc.; Qualitor Automotive, LLC; Qualitor Subsidiary H, Inc.; Qualitor Subsidiary S, Inc.; Qualitor, Inc.; Reman Management International LLC; SDC TX, LLC; Smart Choice, LLC; Specialty Pumps Group, Inc.; Strongarm, LLC; Tae Brakes, LLC; Tae China Holdings, Inc.; TMD International Holdings LLC; TMD Mexico LLC; Toledo Molding & Die, LLC; Transportation Aftermarket Enterprise, LLC; Trico Holding Corporation; Trico Products Corporation; Trico Technologies Corporation; Tridonex USA LLC; Uci Acquisition Holdings (No. 4) LLC; Uci International Holdings Parent, Inc.; Uci International Holdings, Inc.; Uci International, LLC; Uci Pennsylvania, Inc.; Uci-Airtex Holdings, Inc.; United Components, LLC; Universal Auto Filter LLC; Viper Acquisition I, Inc.; Viper Acquisition, Inc.; Walbro LLC; Walbro Midco LLC; Wem US Co. | Glas USA LLC | First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
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Note
The 19 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,530,591, US 7,712,761, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
6
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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