Three patents currently held, every record listed here
2 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.
The next term ends in Oct 2027. from the record
Of the 2 now held by other companies, 2 name Hood Packaging Corporation as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2027
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2013 to 2037.20182023202820332037
A dotted end marks a recorded terminal disclaimer this site has not resolved: the term can only be shorter than the bar, never longer.
3 pending applications: term is not computable until grant.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Sep 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Oct 2027 · Low confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2037 · Medium confidence
Bags, Gravity Fed Bags, and Uses Thereof
US 10,046,897
Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Low-Gloss Dry-Erase Coating Formulation
US 8,426,485
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
Multi-Layer Films and Related Methods
US 11,890,839
Granted 2024. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2037.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Mar 2031 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2031.
now held by Hood Packaging Corporation
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 Aug 6, 2027The maintenance fee for Multi-Layer Films and Related Methods (US 11,890,839) comes due Aug 6, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 7, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Multi-Layer Films and Related Methods | 1 in force | to Apr 2037 |
| Bags, Gravity Fed Bags, and Uses Thereof | 1 in force | to Sep 2034 |
| Low-Gloss Dry-Erase Coating Formulation | 1 in force | to Oct 2027 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,426,485 | Low-Gloss Dry-Erase Coating Formulation held by Transcontinental Technology LLC In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,046,897 | Bags, Gravity Fed Bags, and Uses Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,890,839 | Multi-Layer Films and Related Methods In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 2 patents in force now held by others · 12 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 7 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.