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US 12,716,535 · App. 17/988,027 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Connector with guiding components

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Patent No.
US 12,716,535
App. No.
17/988,027
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (6)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 5, 2026
From: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 075019/0478 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (062545/0715) Recorded Mar 4, 2026
From: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.; COOPER-STANDARD INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIALTY GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 075022/0267 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED REEL/FRAME (062544/0357) Recorded Mar 4, 2026
From: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.; COOPER-STANDARD INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIALTY GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 075022/0543 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (1ST LIEN) Recorded Jan 30, 2023
From: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.; COOPER-STANDARD INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIALTY GROUP, LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062544/0357 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (3RD LIEN) Recorded Jan 30, 2023
From: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.; COOPER-STANDARD INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIALTY GROUP, LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062545/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2022
From: FREDERIKSEN, STEPHEN S.
To: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Reel/Frame 061789/0898 →
Continuity (1)
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