Term ends May 30, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 22, 2028
Held by Penpack LLC
Filed Apr 22, 2008 as application 12/107,453 · Granted Nov 29, 2011
Base term plus 768 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2030
Clock starts
Apr 22, 2008
Apr 22, 2008
Term ends
May 30, 2030
May 30, 2030
Granted
Nov 29, 2011
Nov 29, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
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
768
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
This patent's term runs 768 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. 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 Apr 22, 2008, when this application, 12/107,453, was filed | Apr 22, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +768 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 30, 2030 | 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 | May 30, 2030 | High confidence |
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 7, 2009 Reel 23330, frame 966 | Packaging Plus, LLC | Bank Of America, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Oct 7, 2009 Reel 23337, frame 94 | Packaging Plus, LLC | Cyan Partners, LP, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 30, 2011 Reel 26998, frame 335 | Strange, Randall Glenn; Bontrager, Richard L. | Packaging Plus, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 14, 2011 Reel 27382, frame 529 | Packaging Plus, LLC | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Change of Name |
| Dec 14, 2011 Reel 27382, frame 547 | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Berkley Operations, LLC | Change of Name |
| Dec 14, 2011 Reel 27378, frame 860 | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Bank Of Montreal, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 14, 2011 Reel 27381, frame 506 | Berkley Operations, LLC (F/K/A AG Thermoforming, LLC) | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 14, 2011 Reel 27385, frame 238 | Berkley Operations, LLC | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 4, 2012 Reel 28157, frame 750 | Bank of America, N.A., as Lender | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral at R/F 023330/0966 |
| May 11, 2012 Reel 28193, frame 259 | Cyan Partners, LP | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral at R/F 023337/0094 |
| Nov 9, 2012 Reel 29276, frame 73 | AG Thermoforming, LLC | Penpack LLC | Change of Name |
| Oct 14, 2025 Reel 72560, frame 104 | Bank of Montreal | Peninsula Packaging, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2030
Term ends May 30, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 768 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
8
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.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.