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Vehicle Aerodynamic Improvement Apparatus and System

US 9,708,017 In force
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Term ends Apr 7, 2036 · High confidence

Filed Apr 7, 2016 as application 15/093,733 · Granted Jul 18, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2016 2036
Clock starts
Apr 7, 2016
Term ends
Apr 7, 2036
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
base term 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
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.
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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 7, 2016, when this application, 15/093,733, was filedApr 7, 2036High 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 orderApr 7, 2036High confidence

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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
Apr 21, 2016
Reel 38492, frame 847
Regan, JesseTransformative Truck, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 1, 2017
Reel 42667, frame 965
Transformative Truck LLCRocketail, LLCChange of Name
Oct 12, 2020
Reel 54031, frame 478
Rocketail, LLCStrehl LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 30, 2020
Reel 54489, frame 756
Rocketail, LLCStrehl, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 13, 2026
Reel 76691, frame 62
Strehl, LLCFleetaero, LLCChange of Name

Sources

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

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