Lapsed Jul 26, 2023 on the fee record · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 22, 2027
Why Medium: A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) with no resolved reference, so the term may end earlier.
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Coveris Technology LLC
Filed Jun 22, 2007 as application 11/767,139 · Granted Jul 26, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 1040 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Jul 26, 2023
2007
2030
Clock starts
Jun 22, 2007
Jun 22, 2007
No longer in force
Jul 26, 2023
Jul 26, 2023
Granted
Jul 26, 2011
Jul 26, 2011
Term would have run to
Apr 27, 2030
Apr 27, 2030
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,040
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.
2 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.
Its term would have run to Apr 27, 2030: its 20-year base term plus 1040 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 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 Jun 22, 2007, when this application, 11/767,139, was filed | Jun 22, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1040 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 27, 2030 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jul 26, 2023 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 26, 2023 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,985,472 | this patent Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| US 8,426,485 | In force no later than Oct 2027 | no later than Oct 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2007 Reel 19781, frame 355 | Intelicoat Technologies Image Products Matthews LLC | General Electric Capital Corporation, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2007 Reel 20024, frame 783 | Image Products Group LLC | Exopack Advanced Coatings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 6, 2007 Reel 20083, frame 138 | Exopac Advanced Coating, LLC | General Electric Capital Corporation | Security Agreement |
| Dec 2, 2007 Reel 20174, frame 927 | Intelicoat Technologies Image Products Matthews LLC | General Electric Capital Corporation | Release of Patent Assignment and Security Interest |
| Mar 6, 2008 Reel 20610, frame 235 | Outlaw, Mark O' Neil, MR.; Carter, Michael Ray, MR. | Exopack-Technology, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 2, 2011 Reel 26376, frame 569 | Exopack, LLC; Exopack-Technology, LLC; Exopack Advanced Coatings, LLC | General Electric Capital Corporation, as US Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jun 7, 2011 Reel 26399, frame 525 | Exopack-Technology, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 15, 2013 Reel 31645, frame 459 | Exopack-Technology, LLC | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 15, 2013 Reel 31645, frame 551 | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Exopack-Technology, LLC | Release of Patent Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 036399/0525 |
| Jan 11, 2018 Reel 44600, frame 557 | Exopack-Technology, LLC | Coveris Technology LLC | Change of Name |
| May 3, 2018 Reel 46064, frame 563 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | Coveris Technology, LLC (Formerly, Exopack-Technology, LLC) | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 031645/0459 |
| May 3, 2018 Reel 46070, frame 676 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Flexibles US LLC (Formerly, Exopack, LLC); Coveris Technology LLC (Formerly, Exopack-Technology, LLC); Coveris Advanced Coatings US LLC (Formerly, Exopack Advanced Coatings, LLC) | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 026376/0569 |
| May 3, 2018 Reel 46073, frame 937 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Advanced Coatings US LLC (Formerly, Exopack Advanced Coatings, LLC | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 020083/0138 |
| May 3, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Flexibles US LLC (Formerly, Exopack, LLC) | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 026376/0569 |
| May 3, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Technology LLC (Formerly, Exopack-Technology, LLC) | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 026376/0569 |
| May 3, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Advanced Coatings US LLC (Formerly, Exopack Advanced Coatings, LLC) | Release of Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 026376/0569 |
| May 18, 2018 Reel 46185, frame 62 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Advanced Coatings US LLC (Formerly Known as Exopack Advanced Coatings, LLC) | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| May 18, 2018 Reel 46185, frame 67 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Flexibles US LLC (Formerly Known as Exopack, LLC); Coveris Technology LLC (Formerly Known as Exopack-Technology, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| May 18, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Flexibles US LLC (Formerly Known as Exopack, LLC) | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
| May 18, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Successor by Assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation) | Coveris Technology LLC (Formerly Known as Exopack-Technology, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 1040 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 Jul 26, 2023. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.