43 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Aug 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2027
Next term end
20
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2038 · High confidence
Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Blow Molded Containers
US 8,075,833
Cited by 106 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
System and Method for Forming a Container Having a Grip Region
US 8,017,065
Cited by 104 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Hot-Fillable Plastic Container
US 10,899,493
Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
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 Nov 30, 2026The maintenance fee for Hot-Fillable Plastic Container (US 11,661,229) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 6, 2027The maintenance fee for Plastic Containers Having Base Configurations with Up-Stand Walls Having a Plurality of Rings, and Systems, Methods, and Base Molds Thereof (US 9,150,320) comes due Apr 6, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Pet Containers with Enhanced Thermal Properties and Process for Making Same (US 10,471,642) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Variable Displacement Container Base (US 10,513,364) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Aug 20 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 20
- 1 fee due Sep 29, 2027The maintenance fee for Variable Displacement Container Base (US 9,296,539) comes due Sep 29, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 29, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 20 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Variable Displacement Container Base | 12 in force | to Dec 2038 |
| Method and System for Handling Containers | 5 in force | to Jun 2029 |
| Pet Containers with Enhanced Thermal Properties | 3 in force | to Jan 2032 |
| Pressure Compensating Bases for Polymeric Containers | 3 in force | to Jun 2031 |
| Plastic Container Having an Interactive PCR Channel Structure and Moveable Base | 2 in force | to Jun 2045 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,764,873 | Repositionable Base Structure For A Container In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,556,372 | Method and Apparatus For Forming Stretch Blow Molded Containers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,528,304 | Method and Device for Producing Content Filling Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,171,701 | Method and System for Handling Containers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,429,880 | System for Filling, Capping, Cooling and Handling Containers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,035,690 | Deformable Container With Hoop Rings In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,017,065 | System and Method for Forming a Container Having a Grip Region In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,900,425 | A Method for Handling a Hot-Filled Container Having a Moveable Portion to Reduce a Portion of a Vacuum Created Therein In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,075,833 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Blow Molded Containers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,636,944 | Method of Making Plastic Container Having A Deep-Inset Base In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 43: 41 patents ended · 10 applications pending · 3 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.