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System and Method for Crumpling Paper Substrates

US 7,744,519 In force
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Term ends Jun 12, 2027 · High confidence

Held by Pregis LLC
Filed Jun 12, 2007 as application 11/811,862 · Granted Jun 29, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2027
Clock starts
Jun 12, 2007
Term ends
Jun 12, 2027
Granted
Jun 29, 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.
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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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 12, 2007, when this application, 11/811,862, was filedJun 12, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 12, 2027High confidence

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Assignments

The 40 most recent of 53 recorded documents are shown; the 13 earliest are not. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 27, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLCPregis Intellipack Corp.Release of Security Interest
Apr 26, 2012
Reel 28109, frame 947
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Holding II Corporation; Pregis Corporation; Pregis Innovative Packaging, Inc.; Pregis Intellipack Corp.Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Apr 26, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Holding II CorporationRelease of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Apr 26, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis CorporationRelease of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Apr 26, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Innovative Packaging, Inc.Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Apr 26, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Intellipack Corp.Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement
May 21, 2014
Reel 32971, frame 813
General Electric Capital CorporationPregis CorporationRelease of Security Interest
May 21, 2014
Reel 32971, frame 821
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPregis CorporationRelease of Security Interest
May 21, 2014
Reel 32972, frame 325
Pregis Ultimate Holdings Corporation; Pregis Holding I Corporation; Pregis Holding II Corporation; Pregis Corporation; Pregis Intellipack Corp.; Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.; Surface Guard, Inc.; Single Face Supply Co.Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
May 22, 2014
Reel 32998, frame 417
Pregis Corporation; Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.; Pregis Intellipack Corp.U.S. Bank National AssociationSecurity Interest
Nov 26, 2014
Reel 34566, frame 635
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Holding II Corporation; Pregis Corporation; Pregis Innovative Packaging, Inc.; Pregis Intellipack Corp.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number 6477534 Previously Recorded at Reel: 028109 Frame: 0947. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement.
Nov 26, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Holding II CorporationCorrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number 6477534 Previously Recorded at Reel: 028109 Frame: 0947. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement.
Nov 26, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis CorporationCorrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number 6477534 Previously Recorded at Reel: 028109 Frame: 0947. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement.
Nov 26, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Innovative Packaging, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number 6477534 Previously Recorded at Reel: 028109 Frame: 0947. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement.
Nov 26, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. (as Successor to the Bank of New York)Pregis Intellipack Corp.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number 6477534 Previously Recorded at Reel: 028109 Frame: 0947. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Release of Second Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement.
Jun 1, 2015
Reel 35801, frame 338
Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.Pregis Innovative Packaging LLCChange of Name
May 25, 2017
Reel 42586, frame 596
U.S. Bank National AssociationPregis LLC (F/K/A Pregis Corporation); Pregis Intellipack LLC (F/K/A Pregis Intellipack Corp.); Pregis Innovative Packaging, LLC (F/K/A Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.)Release of Security Interest
May 25, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank National AssociationPregis LLC (F/K/A Pregis Corporation)Release of Security Interest
May 25, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank National AssociationPregis Intellipack LLC (F/K/A Pregis Intellipack Corp.)Release of Security Interest
May 25, 2017
reel/frame not recorded
U.S. Bank National AssociationPregis Innovative Packaging, LLC (F/K/A Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.)Release of Security Interest
Jul 19, 2018
Reel 46593, frame 535
Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.; Pregis Intellipack LLC; Pregis Sharp Systems, LLC; Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc.Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
May 7, 2019
Reel 49104, frame 149
Pregis CorporationPregis Innovative Packaging LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 1, 2019
Reel 49932, frame 377
Pregis Innovative Packaging LLCCredit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands BranchFirst Lien Security Agreement
Aug 1, 2019
Reel 49941, frame 652
Pregis Innovative Packaging LLCOwl Rock Capital Corporation, as Second Lien Collateral AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 1, 2019
Reel 49941, frame 690
Barclays Bank PLCPregis Ultimate Holdings Corporation; Pregis Holding I Corporation; Pregis Holding II Corporation; Pregis Corporation; Pregis Intellipack Corp.; Pregis Innovative Packaging Inc.; Surface Guard, Inc.; Single Face Supply Co.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCPregis Ultimate Holdings CorporationRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCPregis Holding I CorporationRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCPregis Holding II CorporationRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCPregis CorporationRelease of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCPregis Intellipack Corp.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCPregis Innovative Packaging Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCSurface Guard, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Aug 1, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCSingle Face Supply Co.Release of Security Interest in Patents
Nov 13, 2019
Reel 50993, frame 798
Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Collateral AgentPregis Innovative Packaging Inc.; Pregis Intellipack LLC; Pregis Sharp Systems, LLC; Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 13, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Collateral AgentPregis Innovative Packaging Inc.Release of Security Interest
Nov 13, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Collateral AgentPregis Intellipack LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 13, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Collateral AgentPregis Sharp Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Nov 13, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as Collateral AgentFree-Flow Packaging International, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 8, 2024
Reel 68518, frame 568
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands BranchUBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Successor AgentAssignment of Patent Security Interests (First Lien)
Feb 19, 2025
Reel 70267, frame 742
Pregis Innovative Packaging LLCPregis LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

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