Also listed on Fci Automotive Holding, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Nov 30, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 30, 2026
Held by Aptiv Technologies AG
Filed Nov 30, 2006 as application 11/606,417 · Granted Nov 13, 2007
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2006
Nov 30, 2006
Term ends
Nov 30, 2026
Nov 30, 2026
Granted
Nov 13, 2007
Nov 13, 2007
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.
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.
2
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 30, 2006, when this application, 11/606,417, was filed | Nov 30, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 30, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,294,027 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2007/019369 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2006 Reel 18630, frame 181 | Tyler, Adam P. | Fci Americas Technology, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 14, 2011 Reel 25957, frame 432 | Fci Americas Technology, Inc. | Fci Americas Technology LLC | Conversion to LLC |
| Sep 21, 2011 Reel 26940, frame 702 | Fci Americas Technology LLC | Fci Automotive Holding | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 23, 2011 Reel 26956, frame 814 | Fci Automotive Holding SAS | Banc of America Securities Limited, as Security Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 29, 2012 Reel 29377, frame 664 | Banc of America Securities Limited | Fci Automotive Holding SAS | Release of Patent Security Interest at Reel/Frame No. 26956/0814 |
| Apr 23, 2013 Reel 30302, frame 763 | Fci Automotive Holding SAS | Delphi Technologies Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 3, 2013 Reel 30353, frame 183 | Fci Automotive Holding SAS | Delphi International Operations Luxembourg, S.A.R.L. | Corrective Assignment; Reel/Frame: 030302/O763; Corrected Assignee |
| Sep 27, 2018 Reel 47589, frame 181 | Delphi International Operations Luxembourg SARL | Aptiv Technologies Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 11, 2024 Reel 66551, frame 219 | Aptiv Manufacturing Management Services S.À R.L. | Aptiv Technologies AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 11, 2024 Reel 66566, frame 173 | Aptiv Technologies (2) S.À R.L. | Aptiv Manufacturing Management Services S.À R.L. | Merger |
| Feb 11, 2024 Reel 66746, frame 1 | Aptiv Technologies Limited | Aptiv Technologies (2) S.À R.L. | Entity Conversion |
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Nov 2026
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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