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Pulley with Asymmetric Torque-Sensitive Clutching

US 8,784,244 Lapsed on the fee record
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Lapsed Jul 22, 2026 on the fee record · Medium confidence

Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.

Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.

Held by Muviq S.R.L.
Filed Mar 17, 2011 as application 13/050,019 · Granted Jul 22, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 618 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Jul 22, 2026
2008 2030
Clock starts
Apr 30, 2008
No longer in force
Jul 22, 2026
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Term would have run to
Jan 8, 2030
base term patent term adjustment 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
618
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.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

Its term would have run to Jan 8, 2030: its 20-year base term plus 618 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: Medium. 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 Apr 30, 2008, when application 12/112,393, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Mar 17, 2011); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row)Apr 30, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainA parent in the chain could not be resolveddated from this application's own claimMedium confidence
Patent term adjustment+618 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJan 8, 2030High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidlapsed Jul 22, 2026High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 22, 2026Medium confidence

This family

US 7,931,552Lapsed on the fee record
Apr 2023
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Application PCT/US2009/041573PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 8,529,387In force
May 2030
May 2030
Application PCT/US2011/023541PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
US 8,784,244this patent
Jul 2026
Jul 2026
Application PCT/US2012/029320PCT application
no patent term
no patent term
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
Mar 29, 2011
Reel 26036, frame 389
Lannutti, Anthony E.; Dutil, KevinDayco Products, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
May 3, 2011
Reel 26214, frame 416
Lannutti, Anthony E.; Dutil, KevinDayco Products, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 30, 2012
Reel 29378, frame 65
Dayco Products, LLCDayco IP Holdings, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 16, 2013
Reel 31817, frame 737
Dayco IP Holdings, LLCBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Dec 17, 2013
Reel 31832, frame 554
Dayco IP Holdings, LLCBank of America, N.A., as AgentSecurity Agreement
May 22, 2017
Reel 42523, frame 770
Bank of America, N.A, as Collateral AgentDayco IP Holdings, LLC; Dayco Products, LLCPatent Release (REEL:03817/FRAME:0737)
May 22, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A, as Collateral AgentDayco IP Holdings, LLCPatent Release (REEL:03817/FRAME:0737)
May 22, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of America, N.A, as Collateral AgentDayco Products, LLCPatent Release (REEL:03817/FRAME:0737)
May 23, 2017
Reel 42554, frame 222
Dayco IP Holdings, LLCBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 30, 2022
Reel 61575, frame 692
Dayco IP Holdings, LLC; Dayco, LLCWells Fargo Bank, National AssociationSecurity Agreement
Oct 4, 2022
Reel 61596, frame 442
Bank Of America, N.a.Dayco IP Holdings, LLC; Dayco Canada Corp.Release (REEL 031832 / Frame 0554)
Oct 4, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Dayco IP Holdings, LLCRelease (REEL 031832 / Frame 0554)
Oct 4, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Bank Of America, N.a.Dayco Canada Corp.Release (REEL 031832 / Frame 0554)
Oct 6, 2022
Reel 61620, frame 98
Dayco Products, LLC; Dayco, LLC; Dayco IP Holdings, LLCBlue Torch Finance LLCSecurity Interest
Oct 7, 2022
Reel 61623, frame 587
Bank Of America, N.a.Dayco IP Holdings, LLCRelease (REEL 042554 / Frame 0222)
Sep 26, 2024
Reel 69066, frame 171
Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentDayco Products, LLC; Dayco IP Holdings, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 26, 2024
Reel 69066, frame 236
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as AgentDayco IP Holdings, LLC; Dayco, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 26, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentDayco Products, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 26, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentDayco IP Holdings, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 26, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as AgentDayco IP Holdings, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 26, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as AgentDayco, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 14, 2025
Reel 70235, frame 845
Dayco IP Holdings, LLCPropulsion Solutions S.R.L.,Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 26, 2025
Reel 70332, frame 667
Propulsion Solutions S.R.L.Muviq S.R.L.Change of Name

Sources

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