Term ends Mar 13, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 13, 2032
Held by Allison Transmission, Inc.
Filed Mar 13, 2012 as application 13/419,105 · Granted Oct 7, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Mar 13, 2012
Mar 13, 2012
Term ends
Mar 13, 2032
Mar 13, 2032
Granted
Oct 7, 2014
Oct 7, 2014
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.
7
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 Mar 13, 2012, when this application, 13/419,105, was filed | Mar 13, 2032 | 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 | Mar 13, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,692,425 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| US 8,659,190 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 8,803,381 | Lapsed on the fee record Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| US 8,851,936 | this patent Mar 2032 | Mar 2032 |
| US 8,624,452 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| US 8,803,380 | In force Oct 2032 | Oct 2032 |
| US 9,948,052 | In force Nov 2033 | Nov 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2012 Reel 27984, frame 760 | Gale, Richard; Chamberlin, Bradley | Remy Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 29, 2013 Reel 30111, frame 727 | Remy International, Inc.; Remy Inc.; Remy Technologies, L.l.c.; Reman Holdings, L.l.c.; Remy Electric Motors, L.l.c. | Bank of America. N.A., as Agent | Grant of Patent Security Interest (IP Security Agreement Supplement) |
| Apr 1, 2013 Reel 30127, frame 585 | Remy Technologies, L.l.c.; Remy Power Products, LLC | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 28, 2014 Reel 33627, frame 910 | Remy Technologies, L.l.c. | Allison Transmission, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 12, 2015 Reel 37100, frame 85 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Remy Holdings, Inc. (Formerly Named Remy International, Inc.); Remy Inc.; Remy Technologies, L.l.c.; Reman Holdings, L.l.c.; Remy Electric Motors, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030111/0727 |
| Nov 12, 2015 Reel 37108, frame 747 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, L.L.C. | Remy Technologies, L.l.c.; Remy Power Products, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030127/0585 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Remy Holdings, Inc. (Formerly Named Remy International, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030111/0727 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Remy Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030111/0727 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Remy Technologies, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030111/0727 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Reman Holdings, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030111/0727 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Remy Electric Motors, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030111/0727 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, L.L.C. | Remy Technologies, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030127/0585 |
| Nov 12, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, L.L.C. | Remy Power Products, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame 030127/0585 |
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Mar 2032
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