Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 5, 2022 (Fifth Third Bank, National Association).
Term ends Jun 12, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 21, 2031
Held by Quantum Fuel Systems LLC
Filed Sep 10, 2013 as application 13/979,531 · Granted Dec 8, 2015
Base term plus 204 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2032
Clock starts
Nov 21, 2011
Nov 21, 2011
Term ends
Jun 12, 2032
Jun 12, 2032
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Dec 8, 2015
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
204
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.
3
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 runs 204 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 21, 2011, when application PCT/US2011/061695, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 10, 2013) | Nov 21, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +204 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 12, 2032 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 12, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,205,373 | this patent Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 10,168,002 | In force Apr 2033 | Apr 2033 |
2 of 3 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2015 Reel 34677, frame 124 | Leavitt, Mark | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 20, 2016 Reel 38660, frame 552 | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. | Douglas Acquisitions LLC | Security Interest |
| Jul 14, 2016 Reel 39162, frame 646 | Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. | Douglas Acquisitions LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 14, 2016 Reel 40309, frame 651 | Douglas Acquisitions LLC | Quantum Fuel Systems LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 5, 2022 Reel 61968, frame 526 | Quantum Fuel Systems LLC | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2032
Term ends Jun 12, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 204 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
23
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.