The Patent Finder
US

Variable Stride Exercise Device

US 7,462,134 Term ended
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Term ended Jun 22, 2024 · High confidence

Filed Jun 22, 2004 as application 10/875,049 · Granted Dec 9, 2008
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Jun 22, 2024
2004 2026
Clock starts
Jun 22, 2004
Term ended
Jun 22, 2024
Granted
Dec 9, 2008
base term after the term ends 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.
10
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 were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 22, 2004, when this application, 10/875,049, was filedJun 22, 2024High 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 events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 22, 2024High confidence

This family

Application 60/480,668Provisional application
no patent term
no patent term
US 7,462,134this patent
Jun 2024
Jun 2024
Application PCT/US2004/020830PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 7,785,235In force
Jan 2028
Jan 2028
Application PCT/US2005/009362PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 7,736,278In force
Mar 2027
Mar 2027
Application PCT/US2005/022080PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 7,758,473Term ended
Jun 2024
Jun 2024
8 of 10 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 29, 2004
Reel 15197, frame 733
Lull, Andrew P.; Krapfl, Zachary D.; Kowalewski, Chester F.; Watt, Jonathan B.Nautilus, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 13, 2007
Reel 20098, frame 682
Nautilus, Inc.Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentNotice of Grant of Security Interest
Feb 19, 2008
Reel 20525, frame 445
Nautilus, Inc.; Dashamerica, Inc.Bank Of America, N.a.Security Agreement
Feb 3, 2010
Reel 23882, frame 981
Bank Of America, N.a.Nautilus, Inc.; Dashamerica, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 3, 2010
Reel 23892, frame 32
Bank Of America, N.a.Nautilus, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 3, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Dashamerica, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 19, 2010
Reel 24103, frame 691
Nautilus, Inc.Bank of the WestSecurity Agreement
Dec 7, 2015
Reel 37231, frame 613
Bank of the WestNautilus, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Apr 1, 2019
Reel 48751, frame 963
Nautilus, Inc.; Of Holdings, Inc.; Octane Fitness, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Jan 31, 2020
Reel 51763, frame 734
Nautilus, Inc.; Octane Fitness, LLCWells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSecurity Interest
Jan 31, 2020
Reel 51765, frame 492
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Nautilus, Inc.; Of Holdings, Inc.; Octane Fitness, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 31, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Nautilus, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 31, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Of Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 31, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Octane Fitness, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 30, 2022
Reel 62029, frame 373
Nautilus, Inc.Crystal Financial LLC D/B/A SLR Credit SolutionsSecurity Interest
Dec 1, 2022
Reel 62038, frame 27
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationNautilus, Inc.Security Interest
Dec 7, 2023
Reel 65808, frame 931
Nautilus, Inc.Bowflex Inc.Change of Name
Jan 25, 2024
Reel 66369, frame 555
Bowflex Inc.Crystal Financial LLC D/B/A SLR Credit SolutionsSecurity Interest
Jan 26, 2024
Reel 66374, frame 281
Bowflex Inc.Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPatent Security Agreement
Mar 4, 2024
Reel 66760, frame 631
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBowflex Inc. (F/K/A Nautilus, Inc.)Release of Security Interest
Apr 25, 2024
Reel 67239, frame 121
Crystal Financial LLC (D/B/A SLR Credit Solutions)Bowflex Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 22, 2024
Reel 67807, frame 675
Bowflex Inc.Johnson Health Tech Retail, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

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.

The Patent Finder CompaniesExpirationsCalculatorWatchlistPricing MethodologyCorrectionsLegalPrivacysupport@thepatentfinder.com Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) Part of 137 Finder · © 2026 137 Finder LLC · Sources cited