Also listed on Generac Holdings Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 19, 2022 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Apr 20, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends May 25, 2032
Held by Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Filed May 25, 2012 as application 13/481,404 · Granted Sep 29, 2015
Base term plus 695 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2034
Clock starts
May 25, 2012
May 25, 2012
Term ends
Apr 20, 2034
Apr 20, 2034
Granted
Sep 29, 2015
Sep 29, 2015
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
695
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
4
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 695 days past its 20-year base term on 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 May 25, 2012, when this application, 13/481,404, was filed | May 25, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +695 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 20, 2034 | 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 | Apr 20, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,148,016 | this patent Apr 2034 | Apr 2034 |
| US 9,886,051 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
| US 10,732,659 | In force Oct 2032 | Oct 2032 |
| US 11,275,398 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2012 Reel 28279, frame 991 | Kaufman, Joshua Daniel; Polito, Benjamin Francis; Richtman, Keith Thomas | Pika Energy LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 24, 2017 Reel 41372, frame 598 | Pika Energy LLC | Pika Energy, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 22, 2019 Reel 48957, frame 819 | Pika Energy LLC | Pika Energy, Inc. | Nunc Pro Tunc Assignment |
| Apr 23, 2019 Reel 48973, frame 571 | Pika Energy LLC | Pika Energy, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Dec 6, 2019 Reel 51213, frame 228 | Pika Energy, Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Dec 10, 2019 Reel 51232, frame 1 | Pika Energy, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 15, 2022 Reel 59610, frame 528 | Pika Energy, Inc. | Generac Power Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 29, 2022 Reel 60541, frame 840 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Generac Power Systems, Inc.; Power Management Holdings (U.S.), Inc.; Pika Energy, Inc.; Generac Mobile Products, LLC (F/K/A Magnum Power Products, LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Generac Power Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Power Management Holdings (U.S.), Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Pika Energy, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Generac Mobile Products, LLC (F/K/A Magnum Power Products, LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 19, 2022 Reel 61476, frame 745 | Generac Power Systems, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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Apr 2034
Term ends Apr 20, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 695 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
36
later US patents cite this one
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