Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 9, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Aug 28, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 28, 2027
Held by Cryovac, LLC
Filed Dec 14, 2018 as application 16/220,047 · Granted Sep 22, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Aug 28, 2007
Aug 28, 2007
Term ends
Aug 28, 2027
Aug 28, 2027
Granted
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
base term
fee events
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 1
Maintenance fees paid
One maintenance fee can end this term early, the one due 3.5 years from grant; the next one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts it if the record shows it paid.
7
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 1 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 28, 2007, when application 11/895,960, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 14, 2018) | Aug 28, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 1 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 28, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 10,189,621 | In force Sep 2034 | Sep 2034 |
| US 9,561,889 | In force Sep 2032 | Sep 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2008/006444 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,202,229 | In force Feb 2033 | Feb 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2009/003023 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application PCT/US2009/065241 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 10,781,022 | this patent Aug 2027 | Aug 2027 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2020 Reel 52604, frame 974 | Cryovac, Inc. | Cryovac, LLC | Change of Name |
| Oct 31, 2025 Reel 73428, frame 495 | Cryovac, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 5, 2025 Reel 72793, frame 495 | Huerta, Diana L.; Odabashian, Robert A.; Compton, Stephen F.; Ranganathan, Sumita; Rosinski, Michael; Stockley, H. Walter; Bossong, Scott C.; Watson, Richard K. | Cryovac, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 9, 2026 Reel 75378, frame 512 | Sealed Air Corporation; Cryovac, LLC; Shanklin Corporation; Sealed Air IP Holdings, LLC; Sealed Air Corporation (US) | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Interest |
| Apr 10, 2026 Reel 75376, frame 973 | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Cryovac, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 13, 2026 Reel 75384, frame 16 | Sealed Air Corporation; Cryovac, LLC; Shanklin Corporation; Sealed Air IP Holdings, LLC; Sealed Air Corporation (US) | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
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What's changing
Aug 2027
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Citations
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