Term ends Dec 1, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 1, 2026
Held by FCA US LLC
Filed Jan 13, 2012 as application 13/350,021 · Granted Feb 26, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 1, 2006
Dec 1, 2006
Term ends
Dec 1, 2026
Dec 1, 2026
Granted
Feb 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013
base term
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
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
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 Dec 1, 2006, when application 11/565,782, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 13, 2012) | Dec 1, 2026 | 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 | Dec 1, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,118,703 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| US 8,382,623 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2012 Reel 27529, frame 885 | Puiu, Dumitru | Chrysler Group LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 4, 2014 Reel 32384, frame 591 | Chrysler Group LLC | Citibank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Mar 4, 2014 Reel 32384, frame 640 | Chrysler Group LLC | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 30, 2015 Reel 35553, frame 356 | Chrysler Group LLC | FCA US LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 11, 2016 Reel 37784, frame 1 | Citibank, N.a. | FCA US LLC, Formerly Known as Chrysler Group LLC | Release of Security Interest Releasing Second-Lien Security Interest Previously Recorded at Reel 026426 and Frame 0644, Reel 026435 and Frame 0652, and Reel 032384 and Frame 0591 |
| May 30, 2017 Reel 42885, frame 255 | Citibank, N.a. | FCA US LLC (Formerly Known as Chrysler Group LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 24, 2019 Reel 48177, frame 356 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | FCA US LLC (Formerly Known as Chrysler Group LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2026
Term ends Dec 1, 2026. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
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