Also listed on The Raymond Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 10, 2026 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Jun 13, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 13, 2028
Held by Coperion Process Solutions LLC
Filed Jun 13, 2008 as application 12/138,460 · Granted Apr 6, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Jun 13, 2008
Jun 13, 2008
Term ends
Jun 13, 2028
Jun 13, 2028
Granted
Apr 6, 2010
Apr 6, 2010
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.
3 of 3
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.
2
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 13, 2008, when this application, 12/138,460, was filed | Jun 13, 2028 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 13, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,690,590 | this patent Jun 2028 | Jun 2028 |
| Application PCT/US2009/046539 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2008 Reel 21233, frame 654 | Nelson, Walter A.; Wasz, David C. | Alstom Technology Ltd. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 9, 2015 Reel 37244, frame 901 | Alstom Technology Ltd. | Arvos Technology Limited | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 16, 2015 Reel 37311, frame 503 | Arvos Technology Limited | Arvos Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 28, 2017 Reel 41759, frame 760 | Arvos Inc. | Arvos Raymond Bartlett Snow LLC. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 25, 2020 Reel 52217, frame 562 | Raymond Barlett Snow LLC | Schenck Process LLC | Merger |
| Mar 25, 2020 Reel 52218, frame 899 | Arvos Raymond Barlett Snow LLC | Raymond Barlett Snow LLC | Change of Name |
| Nov 13, 2025 Reel 73559, frame 34 | Schenck Process LLC | Coperion Process Solutions LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 10, 2026 Reel 74733, frame 605 | Baker Perkins, Inc.; Coperion Corporation; Coperion Process Solutions LLC (F/K/A Schenck Process LLC); Coperion Food Equipment LLC; Mold-Masters Dme Company LLC (F/K/A Dme Company LLC); K-Tron Technologies, Inc.; Rotex Global, LLC; Shick Solutions, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest (LC) |
| Feb 10, 2026 Reel 74733, frame 711 | Baker Perkins, Inc.; Coperion Corporation; Coperion Process Solutions LLC (F/K/A Schenck Process LLC); Coperion Food Equipment LLC; Mold-Masters Dme Company LLC (F/K/A Dme Company LLC); K-Tron Technologies, Inc.; Rotex Global, LLC; Shick Solutions, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest (Secured Notes) |
| Feb 10, 2026 Reel 75115, frame 459 | Baker Perkins, Inc.; Coperion Corporation; Coperion Process Solutions LLC (F/K/A Schenck Process LLC); Coperion Food Equipment LLC; Mold-Masters Dme Company LLC (F/K/A Dme Company LLC); K-Tron Technologies, Inc.; Rotex Global, LLC; Shick Solutions, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest (TL/RCF) |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2028
Term ends Jun 13, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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