11 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in May 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
May 2027
Next term end
7
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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Dec 2027 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2028 · High confidence
Non-Woven Webs and Methods of Manufacturing the Same
US 8,118,177
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 115 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Towel Dispensing System Including a Bracket and Water-Resistant Container with a Handle
US 9,968,228
Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.
Forming Head with Features to Produce a Uniform Web of Fibers
US 7,627,933
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2009 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Apr 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 25 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Solenis Technologies, L.P.
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 9, 2027The maintenance fee for Towel Dispensing System Including a Bracket and Water-Resistant Container with a Handle (US 10,342,396) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Absorbent Laminated Material (US 10,624,519) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 7 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Absorbent Laminated Material | 2 in force | to Dec 2037 |
| Towel Dispensing System Including a Bracket and Water-Resistant Container with a Handle | 2 in force | to Mar 2036 |
| Industrial Absorbents and Methods of Manufacturing the Same | 2 in force | to Dec 2031 |
| Disposable Wipers and Towels Containing 40% or More Post-Consumer Waste | 2 in force | to May 2030 |
| Forming Head with Features to Produce a Uniform Web of Fibers | 1 in force | to Sep 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,533,846 | Towel Roll Product with Supportive, Protective Wrapper In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,118,177 | Non-Woven Webs and Methods of Manufacturing the Same In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,627,933 | Forming Head with Features to Produce a Uniform Web of Fibers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,414,737 | Method of manufacturing disposable wipers and towels containing 40% or more post-consumer waste In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,282,777 | Disposable Wipers and Towels Containing 40% or More Post-Consumer Waste In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,916,025 | Disposable Wipers and Towels Containing 100% Recycled Fibers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,318,062 | Industrial Absorbents and Methods of Manufacturing the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,342,396 | Towel Dispensing System Including a Bracket and Water-Resistant Container with a Handle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,968,228 | Towel Dispensing System Including a Bracket and Water-Resistant Container with a Handle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,624,519 | Absorbent Laminated Material In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 11: 1 patent in force now held by others · 12 patents ended · 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.