Also listed on Takata - Petri AG, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 14, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 14, 2029
Filed Aug 2, 2010 as application 12/865,832 · Granted Jul 31, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
May 14, 2009
May 14, 2009
Term ends
May 14, 2029
May 14, 2029
Granted
Jul 31, 2012
Jul 31, 2012
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
2
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 14, 2009, when application PCT/EP2009/055846, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 2, 2010) | May 14, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | May 14, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,230,964 | this patent May 2029 | May 2029 |
1 of 2 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2010 Reel 24775, frame 204 | Markfort, Dieter | Takata-Petri AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 30, 2018 Reel 46288, frame 738 | Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Security Interest |
| Apr 22, 2020 Reel 52472, frame 220 | Takata-Petri AG | Takata AG | Change of Name |
| May 1, 2020 Reel 52551, frame 131 | Takata AG | Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 12, 2021 Reel 57775, frame 611 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Security Agent for the Secured Parties | Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 12, 2021 Reel 57828, frame 235 | Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Security Agent for the Secured Parties | Security Interest |
| Jan 13, 2026 Reel 74331, frame 585 | Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC; Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K.; Key Safety Systems, Inc.; Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement |
| May 7, 2026 Reel 75782, frame 913 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
May 2029
Term ends May 14, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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