Also listed on Brammo, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Oct 19, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 25, 2029
Filed Jun 25, 2009 as application 12/491,820 · Granted May 8, 2012
Base term plus 481 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2030
Clock starts
Jun 25, 2009
Jun 25, 2009
Term ends
Oct 19, 2030
Oct 19, 2030
Granted
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012
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
481
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 481 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 Jun 25, 2009, when this application, 12/491,820, was filed | Jun 25, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +481 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 19, 2030 | 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 | Oct 19, 2030 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2009 Reel 23389, frame 387 | Lee, Charles R.; Riegels, Daniel M.; Sorensen, Michael R.; Wismann, Brian J. | Brammo, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 10, 2014 Reel 34139, frame 900 | Brammo, Inc. | Flextronics Automotive Sales and Marketing, Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Dec 31, 2014 Reel 34718, frame 606 | Flextronics Automotive Sales and Marketing, Ltd. | Flextronics International KFT. | Transfer of Security Interest |
| Jan 14, 2015 Reel 34707, frame 739 | Brammo, Inc. | Polaris Industries Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 19, 2016 Reel 40064, frame 344 | Flextronics International KFT. | Brammo, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 19, 2016 Reel 40064, frame 897 | Brammo, Inc. | Polaris Industries Inc., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 19, 2026 Reel 73842, frame 208 | Polaris Industries Inc. | Indian Motorcycle International, LLC | 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
Oct 2030
Term ends Oct 19, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 481 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2012 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.