Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 14, 2023 (Barclays Bank PLC).
Term ends no later than Jun 5, 2035 · Low confidence
20-year base term ends May 28, 2035
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Multi-Color Corporation
Filed Sep 30, 2021 as application 17/490,110 · Granted Jul 7, 2026
Base term plus 8 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015
Ends no later than
Jun 5, 2035
Jun 5, 2035
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Jul 7, 2026
base term
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
8
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
0 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.
8
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 runs 8 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Low. 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 May 28, 2015, when application 14/724,021, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 30, 2021); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | May 28, 2035 | 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 | +8 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 5, 2035 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Jun 5, 2035 | Low confidence |
This family
| Application 14/724,021 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,325,528 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
| US 10,650,706 | In force no later than May 2035 | no later than May 2035 |
| US 11,798,437 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
| Application 17/350,370 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 12,676,088 | this patent no later than Jun 2035 | no later than Jun 2035 |
| Application PCT/US2022/033395 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 12,444,324 | In force May 2035 | May 2035 |
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 4, 2021 Reel 57684, frame 750 | Barnhardt, Douglas; McKillip, Barron G.; Riccardi, Stephen; Needham, Floyd; Bushman, A. Craig | Multi-Color Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63337, frame 747 | Multi-Color Corporation | Barclays Bank PLC | Cash Flow Notice and Confirmation and Grant of Security Interests in Patents |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63337, frame 840 | Multi-Color Corporation | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Notes Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63337, frame 848 | Multi-Color Corporation | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Secured Notes Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Apr 14, 2023 Reel 63337, frame 856 | Multi-Color Corporation | Barclays Bank PLC | Abl Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Oct 8, 2024 Reel 69132, frame 880 | Multi-Color Corporation; Lux Global Label Company, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Note Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (Secured Notes Notice) |
| Oct 17, 2024 Reel 69180, frame 836 | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Hammer Packaging Corp.; MCC-Norwood LLC; W/S Packaging Group, Inc.; Multi-Color Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Hammer Packaging Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | MCC-Norwood LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | W/S Packaging Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 17, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Multi-Color Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 12, 2026 Reel 75561, frame 809 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent | Security Interest (EXIT Abl) |
| May 13, 2026 Reel 74647, frame 541 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 19, 2026 Reel 75600, frame 983 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Agent | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| May 19, 2026 Reel 75623, frame 138 | MCC-Norwood, LLC; Multi-Color Corporation; W/S Packaging Group, LLC; MCC Manufacturing, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jun 2035
Term ends no later than Jun 5, 2035. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 8 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jun 5, 2035. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
We have no citation count for this patent yet. That is not the same as never having been cited.
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