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Plastipak Packaging, Inc.

119 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
21 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.

Recorded under 9 name spellings.

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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.
  • 2 fees due Nov 16 to 19, 2026 · next Nov 16
  • 1 fee due Dec 11, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Oxygen Scavengers, Compositions Comprising the Scavengers, and Articles Made from the Compositions (US 10,316,167) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Oxygen Scavengers, Compositions Comprising the Scavengers, and Articles Made from the Compositions (US 10,351,692) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Oxygen Scavenging Molecules, Articles Containing Same, and Methods of Their Use (US 11,739,059) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 3 to 12, 2027 · next Mar 3
  • 1 fee due Apr 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Recyclable Printed Plastic Container and Method (US 9,150,325) comes due Apr 6, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 10 to 12, 2027 · next May 10
  • 2 fees due Jun 29 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 29
  • 1 fee due Jul 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and Compositions for Direct Print Having Improved Recyclability (US 11,866,592) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Printing on Articles Having a Non-Planar Surface (US 9,302,506) comes due Oct 5, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 5, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 6 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US D671,007Plastic Container
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,732,035Base for Plastic Container
In force (reinstated)
 · High confidence
In force (reinstated)High confidence
US 9,272,815Digital Printing Plastic Container
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,579,402Digital Printing Plastic Containers
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,467,714Container Stack and Separating Element Therefor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,458,478Hot-Fillable Container with Convex Sidewall Areas That Deform Under Vacuum Conditions
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,925,750Plastic Container with Elongated Vertical Formation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,735,300Method for Hot-Filling a Thin-Walled Container
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D687,306Plastic Container
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D688,557Bottle
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 119: 21 patents in force now held by others · 40 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 450 ended at full term · 1 past the fee grace period. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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.

6 pending · 41 abandoned · 1 no status recorded

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