Term ends Dec 11, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 29, 2032
Held by Astemo Ueda, Ltd.
Filed Mar 29, 2012 as application 13/433,549 · Granted Dec 16, 2014
Base term plus 257 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Mar 29, 2012
Mar 29, 2012
Term ends
Dec 11, 2032
Dec 11, 2032
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 2014
base term
patent term adjustment
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
257
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 257 days past its 20-year base term on 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 Mar 29, 2012, when this application, 13/433,549, was filed | Mar 29, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +257 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Dec 11, 2032 | 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 11, 2032 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2012 Reel 28024, frame 891 | Ohnishi, Takaaki; Hatano, Kunimichi; Inoue, Arata; Miyabayashi, Hideo; Adachi, Osamu | Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 11, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Adachi, Osamu; Miyabayashi, Hideo; Ohnishi, Takaaki; Hatano, Kunimichi; Inoue, Arata | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 11, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Adachi, Osamu; Miyabayashi, Hideo; Ohnishi, Takaaki; Hatano, Kunimichi; Inoue, Arata | Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 22, 2016 Reel 37557, frame 538 | Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 23, 2016 Reel 38080, frame 278 | Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd. | Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 24, 2016 Reel 39525, frame 198 | Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 10, 2025 Reel 74973, frame 598 | Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd. | Astemo Ueda, Ltd. | Merger |
| Mar 2, 2026 Reel 74993, frame 895 | Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd. | Astemo Ueda, Ltd. | Change of Name |
| Sep 17, 2026 Reel 76644, frame 80 | Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd. | Astemo Ueda, Ltd. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Brief: Merger Should Be Brief: Change of Name Previously Recorded on Reel 74973 Frame 598. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2032
Term ends Dec 11, 2032. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 257 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
10
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.