Term ends Dec 23, 2031 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 23, 2031
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Pregis LLC
Filed Oct 5, 2020 as application 17/063,552 · Granted Apr 11, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Dec 23, 2011
Dec 23, 2011
Term ends
Dec 23, 2031
Dec 23, 2031
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Apr 11, 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.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
4
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 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 23, 2011, when application 13/336,824, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 5, 2020); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Dec 23, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 23, 2031 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 9,840,056 | In force Jul 2035 | Jul 2035 |
| US 10,792,882 | In force Jun 2032 | Jun 2032 |
| US 11,623,423 | this patent Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 11,958,265 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2020 Reel 53977, frame 554 | Wetsch, Thomas D.; Tegel, Robert | Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 11, 2023 Reel 63628, frame 438 | Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC | Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Second Lien Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| May 12, 2023 Reel 63633, frame 520 | Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as First Lien Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (First Lien) |
| Aug 8, 2024 Reel 68518, frame 568 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Successor Agent | Assignment of Patent Security Interests (First Lien) |
| Feb 19, 2025 Reel 70267, frame 742 | Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC | Pregis LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Dec 2031
Term ends Dec 23, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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