Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 1, 2024 (Cibc Bank USA).
Term ends Sep 21, 2041 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 21, 2041
Held by Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
Filed Sep 21, 2021 as application 17/480,215 · Granted Apr 4, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2021
2041
Clock starts
Sep 21, 2021
Sep 21, 2021
Term ends
Sep 21, 2041
Sep 21, 2041
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Apr 4, 2023
base term
fee events
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
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Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 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 Sep 21, 2021, when this application, 17/480,215, was filed | Sep 21, 2041 | 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 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 21, 2041 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 63/082,529 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 11,618,610 | this patent Sep 2041 | Sep 2041 |
| US 11,878,839 | In force Sep 2041 | Sep 2041 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2021 Reel 58462, frame 915 | Whitta, Jacob H.; Sayalith, Ben; Hummel, Eric | Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 28, 2023 Reel 64102, frame 757 | US Merchants Holdings, LLC; Jansan Acquisition, LLC; American Plastics LLC; CCP Newco LLC; FWP Newco LLC; American Plastics Carolina, LLC; Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC; Shelves West, LLC; Centrex, LLC | Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 28, 2024 Reel 67875, frame 697 | Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC | Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 18, 2024 Reel 68021, frame 686 | Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC | Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 18, 2024 Reel 68424, frame 241 | Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC | Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC; Centrex, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 18, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC | Centrex, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 1, 2024 Reel 68324, frame 486 | Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC | Cibc Bank USA, as Agent | Security Interest |
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Sep 2041
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