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Method and Apparatus for Preventing Over-Shifting on Electric Vehicles

US 9,132,825 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Brammo, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Jan 21, 2034 · High confidence

Filed Jan 21, 2014 as application 14/160,027 · Granted Sep 15, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2014 2034
Clock starts
Jan 21, 2014
Term ends
Jan 21, 2034
Granted
Sep 15, 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

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 21, 2014, when this application, 14/160,027, was filedJan 21, 2034High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 21, 2034High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jun 3, 2014
Reel 33019, frame 790
Riegels, Daniel M.Brammo, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 10, 2014
Reel 34139, frame 900
Brammo, Inc.Flextronics Automotive Sales and Marketing, Ltd.Security Interest
Dec 31, 2014
Reel 34718, frame 606
Flextronics Automotive Sales and Marketing, Ltd.Flextronics International KFT.Transfer of Security Interest
Oct 19, 2016
Reel 40064, frame 344
Flextronics International KFT.Brammo, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 19, 2016
Reel 40064, frame 897
Brammo, Inc.Polaris Industries Inc., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 19, 2018
Reel 45583, frame 156
Brammo, Inc.Ceb Holdco, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 31, 2018
Reel 46994, frame 38
Ceb Holdco, LLCCummins Battery Systems North America LLCChange of Name

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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