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46 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Dec 2027

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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 Jan 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Rail System for Thermoformer with Dual Motor Chain Drive (US 9,079,718) comes due Jan 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 14, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Press with Drop Away Connecting Arm and Stroke Adjustment and Counter Weight Drive (US 10,464,274) comes due May 5, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 5, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 5 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 5
1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Producing Pressware (US 11,945,670) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,628,950	Method and Tooling for Slitting a Thermoformed Container and Container Formed Thereby In force Term ends Dec 1, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 1, 2027	High confidence
US 8,075,816	Form Station Platen Drive for a Thermoforming Machine and a Method of Leveling Platens In force Term ends Jul 17, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 17, 2030	High confidence
US 8,356,990	Toggle Drive System for Driving in a Thermoforming Press In force Term ends Apr 30, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 30, 2031	High confidence
US 9,079,718	Rail System for Thermoformer with Dual Motor Chain Drive In force Term ends Nov 4, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 4, 2033	High confidence
US 10,464,274	Press with Drop Away Connecting Arm and Stroke Adjustment and Counter Weight Drive In force Term ends Jul 13, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 13, 2038	High confidence
US D1,100,594	Food Container In force Term ends Nov 4, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 4, 2040	High confidence
US D1,100,653	Food Tray In force Term ends Nov 4, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 4, 2040	High confidence
US D1,103,760	Food Tray In force Term ends Dec 2, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 2, 2040	High confidence
US D1,103,762	Food Container In force Term ends Dec 2, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 2, 2040	High confidence
US D1,104,740	Food Tray In force Term ends Dec 9, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 9, 2040	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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

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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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