Collateral for a security interest recorded May 12, 2026 (Fifth Third Bank, National Association).
Surrendered on reissue Apr 2, 2019 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 17, 2032
Surrendered on reissue Apr 2, 2019 · its term and maintenance fees continue in US RE47,335.
Held by Zev Technologies, LLC
Filed Nov 5, 2013 as application 14/071,942 · Granted Nov 25, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Surrendered Apr 2, 2019
2012
2032
Clock starts
Sep 17, 2012
Sep 17, 2012
No longer in force
Apr 2, 2019
Apr 2, 2019
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Nov 25, 2014
Term would have run to
Sep 17, 2032
Sep 17, 2032
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Fees paid on this patent before its reissue. Those after fall due on the reissue, which carries the term on.
4
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 17, 2012, when application 13/621,713, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 5, 2013) | Sep 17, 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | no change | High confidence |
| Reissue | US RE47,335 issued Apr 2, 2019, and this patent's term continues in it (35 U.S.C. 251, 252) | surrendered Apr 2, 2019 | High confidence |
| Surrendered on reissue | The steps above, in order | Apr 2, 2019 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,832,983 | In force Sep 2032 | Sep 2032 |
| US 8,893,422 | this patent Apr 2019 | Apr 2019 |
| US RE47,335 | In force Sep 2032 | Sep 2032 |
| Application 16/369,500 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 21, 2018 Reel 46647, frame 969 | Wolf, Alec Daniel | Zev Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 30, 2018 Reel 46759, frame 454 | Zev Technologies, Inc. | Hi Zev, LLC | Security Interest |
| Aug 9, 2024 Reel 68237, frame 470 | Hi Zev, LLC | Zev Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2024 Reel 68471, frame 588 | Zev Technologies, Inc. | Zev Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 12, 2026 Reel 75562, frame 524 | Silencerco Weapons Research, LLC; Unity Tactical LLC; Zev Technologies, LLC; Syndicate Optics Research, LLC; Sicosyndicate, LLC | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
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