Also listed on Faster Faster Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 26, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 26, 2033
Filed Feb 26, 2013 as application 13/777,905 · Granted Nov 25, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Feb 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013
Term ends
Feb 26, 2033
Feb 26, 2033
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Nov 25, 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.
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
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 26, 2013, when this application, 13/777,905, was filed | Feb 26, 2033 | 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 | Feb 26, 2033 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2013 Reel 29880, frame 589 | Sweney, Robert W.; Dorresteyn, Derek; Blain, Christopher Charles | Faster Faster, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 13, 2015 Reel 36067, frame 698 | Faster Faster, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Oct 10, 2018 Reel 47127, frame 773 | Faster Faster, Inc. | BRP US Inc. | Security Interest |
| Feb 27, 2019 Reel 48453, frame 647 | Faster Faster Inc. | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Feb 2033
Term ends Feb 26, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
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