60 patents currently held
7 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Aug 2028. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
18
Ending by 2030
Aug 2028
Next term end
55
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Aug 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2031 · High confidence
Container Closure
US D825,333
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 49 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Bottle
US D810,577
The newest of the three, granted 2018. It anchors the portfolio to 2033, later than anything else here.
Ornamental Design For A Ribbed Container
US D783,408
Granted 2017. Computed term ends 2031.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 1 fee due Oct 5, 2027The maintenance fee for A Closure with Channel Entrance for a Container (US 9,302,829) comes due Oct 5, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 55 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Lid | 3 in force | to Feb 2034 |
| Bottle | 2 in force | to Apr 2034 |
| Container Closure | 2 in force | to Aug 2033 |
| Ornamental Design For A Ribbed Container | 2 in force | to Mar 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D710,209 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D719,031 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D719,373 | Disposable Towelette Dispenser In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D732,962 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D732,963 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D734,156 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D734,157 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D735,579 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D736,640 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D741,190 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 60: 7 patents in force now held by others · 15 patents ended · 1 application pending · 2 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.