Also listed on Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 27, 2030
Filed Aug 27, 2010 as application 12/870,374 · Granted Jan 3, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Aug 27, 2010
Aug 27, 2010
Term ends
Aug 27, 2030
Aug 27, 2030
Granted
Jan 3, 2012
Jan 3, 2012
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.
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
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 27, 2010, when this application, 12/870,374, was filed | Aug 27, 2030 | 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 | Aug 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2015 Reel 35659, frame 884 | Bastidas, Lenin W.; Hirst, James B. | Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 29, 2019 Reel 49017, frame 175 | Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. | Sonoco Development Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 7, 2022 Reel 61894, frame 568 | D&W Fine Pack LLC | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Mar 19, 2025 Reel 70661, frame 51 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Sonoco Development Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Patent Number 8088207 Was Erroneously Included in the Security Interest Between D&w Fine Pack LLC and PNC Bank, National Association and Should Be Assigned to Sonoco Development Inc. Previously Recorded on Reel 61894 Frame 568. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment . |
| May 15, 2025 Reel 71338, frame 486 | Sonoco Development, Inc. | Toppan Packaging Americas Holdings, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Aug 2030
Term ends Aug 27, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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