168 patents currently held

2 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.

8 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Sep 2029. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Sep 2029

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155

Patent families

When these terms end

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others 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

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Method for Protecting a Converting Unit for Converting a Web Substrate, Feeding Station and Packaging Production Machine US 10,829,331

Cited by 8 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Jun 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Adjustment Method and Arrangement for a Printing Machine US 9,895,873

The largest patent family in this portfolio, 31 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence Also notable

Method for Production of a Female Embossing Tool, a Female Embossing Tool, and an Embossing Module Equipped Therewith US 10,618,240

The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2036, later than anything else here.

Ends Jul 2036 · High confidence

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.

2 fees due Dec 23 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 23
1 fee due Jan 4, 2027
The maintenance fee for Hot Foil Stamping Press (US 11,691,410) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Feb 22 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 22
4 fees due Apr 10 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 10
3 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
1 fee due Jun 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Feed Module for Supplying Stamping Foil (US 9,199,501) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Device and Method for Changing a Sheet Pile in a Sheet Feeder (US 11,858,766) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
6 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6
1 fee due Sep 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Positioning Device and Positioning Assembly for Holding a Flat Flexible Part, and Sheet Material Processing Machine (US 11,919,189) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
6 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
3 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

6 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 155 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method for Manufacturing a Multi-Layer Composite, Arrangement for Positioning a Sheet-Like Element onto a Backing in a Laminating Unit	13 in force	to Dec 2035
Method for Production of a Female Embossing Tool, a Female Embossing Tool, and an Embossing Module Equipped Therewith	2 in force	to Jul 2036
Suction Bar System for a Converting Machine	1 in force	to Oct 2043
Blank Joining Module with Register Control	1 in force	to Jun 2043
Blank Joining Module	1 in force	to Jun 2043

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D737,897	Printing Unit In force Term ends Sep 1, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 1, 2029	High confidence
US 9,481,537	Arrangement for Driving a Flat Substrate in a Packaging Production Machine In force Term ends Feb 11, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 11, 2030	High confidence
US 9,358,769	Method for Manufacturing a Multi-Layer Composite, Arrangement for Positioning a Sheet-Like Element onto a Backing in a Laminating Unit In force Term ends Oct 4, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 4, 2030	High confidence
US 9,027,473	Hot Stamping Printing Device In force Term ends Jan 25, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 25, 2031	High confidence
US 10,829,331	Method for Protecting a Converting Unit for Converting a Web Substrate, Feeding Station and Packaging Production Machine In force Term ends Jun 24, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 24, 2031	High confidence
US 8,857,609	Unit for Separating a Pre-Cut Substrate Positioned Downstream from a Cutting Unit In force Term ends Sep 2, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 2, 2031	High confidence
US 9,061,845	Machine for Processing Elements in Sheet Form, Comprising a Chainset Tensioner In force Term ends Sep 8, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 8, 2031	High confidence
US 9,352,524	Stamping Machine Comprising a Platen Press In force Term ends Sep 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 21, 2031	High confidence
US 8,839,719	Foil Guiding Device for Stamping Machine In force Term ends Sep 29, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 29, 2031	High confidence
US 8,881,649	Printing Device Using Stamping In force Term ends Oct 11, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 11, 2031	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 168: 2 patents in force now held by others · 10 patents ended · 43 applications pending · 14 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.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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