153 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
44 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
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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 Jul 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Center-Fed Dunnage System Feed and Cutter
US 9,840,056
Cited by 52 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Dunnage Cut-Assist Biasing Member
US 11,235,548
Cited by 15 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
An Apparatus for Crumpling Paper Substrates
US 7,771,338
Cited by 46 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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 21 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 21
- 3 fees due Dec 16 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 16
- 1 fee due Jan 4, 2027The maintenance fee for Blade Holder for Inflation and Sealing Device (US 11,691,774) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Feb 6 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Foam-In-Bag Apparatus with Power-Failure Protection (US 9,138,921) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Apr 3 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 4 fees due Jun 10 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 10
- 2 fees due Jul 2 to 9, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 3 fees due Aug 6 to 13, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 2 fees due Sep 12, 2027
- 4 fees due Oct 14 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 14
Recent changes
- 6 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 90 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Automated Air-Pillow Dispenser | 6 in force | to Feb 2030 |
| Dunnage Cut-Assist Biasing Member | 4 in force | to Nov 2039 |
| Center-Fed Dunnage System Feed and Cutter | 4 in force | to Jul 2035 |
| System and Method for Crumpling Paper Substrates | 4 in force | to Jun 2027 |
| Deflatable Inflatable Web | 3 in force | to Mar 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,610,715 | Dispensing System with Material Spill Prevention System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,800,247 | Apparatus For Inflating And Sealing Packing Cushions Employing Film Recognition Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,744,519 | System and Method for Crumpling Paper Substrates In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,771,338 | An Apparatus for Crumpling Paper Substrates In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,016,735 | Apparatus for Crumpling Paper Substrates In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,360,949 | Apparatus for Crumpling Paper Substrates In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,454,779 | Inflation and Sealing Device for Inflatable Air Cushions In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,696,848 | Inflation and Sealing Device for Inflatable Air Cushions In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,881,962 | Automated Air-Pillow Dispenser In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,858,210 | Automated Air-Pillow Dispenser In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 153: 32 patents ended · 31 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.