Also listed on Dura Automotive Body & Glass Systems GmbH, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 26, 2026 (Truist Bank).
Term ends Dec 5, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 5, 2032
Held by Plasman US Holdco LLC
Filed Dec 5, 2012 as application 13/705,395 · Granted May 19, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2012
2032
Clock starts
Dec 5, 2012
Dec 5, 2012
Term ends
Dec 5, 2032
Dec 5, 2032
Granted
May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015
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.
2 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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 5, 2012, when this application, 13/705,395, was filed | Dec 5, 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2013 Reel 29788, frame 34 | Schulte, Martin; Vornbaumen, Jens | Dura Automotive Body and Glass Systems GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 16, 2017 Reel 41741, frame 18 | Schulte, Martin; Vornbaumen, Jens | Dura Automotive Body & Glass Systems GmbH | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded on Reel 029788 Frame 0034. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Mar 16, 2017 Reel 41590, frame 296 | Dura Automotive Body & Glass Systems GmbH | Dura Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 5, 2021 Reel 55224, frame 756 | Dura Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd.; Dura Automotive Systems GmbH; Dus Operating Inc. | Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Patent and Trademark Security Agreement |
| Jan 10, 2022 Reel 58671, frame 253 | Blue Torch Finance LLC | Dura Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd.; Dura Automotive Systems GmbH; Dus Operating, Inc. | Release of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement |
| Jan 10, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Blue Torch Finance LLC | Dura Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd. | Release of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement |
| Jan 10, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Blue Torch Finance LLC | Dura Automotive Systems GmbH | Release of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement |
| Jan 10, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Blue Torch Finance LLC | Dus Operating, Inc. | Release of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement |
| Sep 29, 2022 Reel 61255, frame 571 | Dus Operating Inc. | Plasman US Holdco LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 26, 2026 Reel 75108, frame 695 | Plasman US Holdco LLC | Truist Bank, As Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 7, 2026 Reel 76163, frame 711 | Dura Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd. | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC, as Agent | Grant of a Security Interest -- Patents |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Dec 2032
Term ends Dec 5, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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