Also listed on Jtekt Column Systems Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 19, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 27, 2032
Held by Jtekt Column Systems Corporation
Filed Nov 27, 2012 as application 13/686,419 · Granted Nov 18, 2014
Base term plus 112 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2033
Clock starts
Nov 27, 2012
Nov 27, 2012
Term ends
Mar 19, 2033
Mar 19, 2033
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Nov 18, 2014
base term
patent term adjustment
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
112
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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 runs 112 days past its 20-year base term on 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 Nov 27, 2012, when this application, 13/686,419, was filed | Nov 27, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +112 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 19, 2033 | 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 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2012 Reel 29364, frame 692 | Uesaka, Yota | Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 14, 2014 Reel 32448, frame 910 | Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha; Jtekt Corporation | 1/3 Interest |
| Mar 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | 1/3 Interest |
| Mar 14, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. | Jtekt Corporation | 1/3 Interest |
| Jun 13, 2014 Reel 33097, frame 798 | Hoshino, Shigeru; Tanaka, Eiji | Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha; Jtekt Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Tanaka, Eiji; Hoshino, Shigeru | Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Tanaka, Eiji; Hoshino, Shigeru | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 13, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Tanaka, Eiji; Hoshino, Shigeru | Jtekt Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 21, 2023 Reel 65658, frame 846 | Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. | Jtekt Column Systems Corporation | Change of Name |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 19, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 112 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
19
later US patents cite this one
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