Term ends Mar 27, 2033 · High confidence

Computed 20-year base term

Held by Astemo Ueda, Ltd.

Filed Mar 27, 2013 as application 13/851,145 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Base term, 20 years from filing

Today

20 years from filing

Term ends Mar 27, 2033

2013 2033

Clock starts
Mar 27, 2013

Term ends
Mar 27, 2033

Granted
Apr 1, 2014

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.

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

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 Mar 27, 2013, when this application, 13/851,145, was filed	Mar 27, 2033	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	Mar 27, 2033	High 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.

Recorded	Assignor	Assignee	Conveyance
Mar 27, 2013 Reel 30119, frame 278	Miyata, Kazuaki	Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.	Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 27, 2013 Reel 30120, frame 394	Kojima, Takeshi; Futamura, Tomoyuki	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 2, 2016 Reel 38782, frame 897	Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.	Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.	Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 10, 2025 Reel 74973, frame 598	Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.	Astemo Ueda, Ltd.	Merger
Mar 2, 2026 Reel 74993, frame 895	Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.	Astemo Ueda, Ltd.	Change of Name
Sep 17, 2026 Reel 76644, frame 80	Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.	Astemo Ueda, Ltd.	Corrective Assignment to Correct the Brief: Merger Should Be Brief: Change of Name Previously Recorded on Reel 74973 Frame 598. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name.

Sources

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

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What's changing

Mar 2033

Term ends Mar 27, 2033. No further fees fall due before then

Citations

later US patents cite this one

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Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.

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