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US 8,109,388 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Multi-Holding AG, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Sep 1, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Mar 18, 2010 as application 12/726,521 · Granted Feb 7, 2012
Base term plus 167 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Mar 18, 2010
Term ends
Sep 1, 2030
Granted
Feb 7, 2012
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
167
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.
17
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 runs 167 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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 18, 2010, when this application, 12/726,521, was filedMar 18, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+167 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordSep 1, 2030High 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 orderSep 1, 2030High confidence

This family

US 8,109,388this patent
Sep 2030
Sep 2030
US D636,028Term ended
Apr 2025
Apr 2025
Application 12/970,093Abandoned
not computed
not computed
US 8,627,952Lapsed on the fee record
Jan 2018
Jan 2018
US 8,739,503Lapsed on the fee record
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
US 8,550,331Lapsed on the fee record
Oct 2025
Oct 2025
US 8,240,073In force
Jun 2031
Jun 2031
US D662,989Term ended
Jul 2026
Jul 2026
8 of 17 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
May 17, 2010
Reel 24393, frame 237
Rosendall, Eric A.; Glinert, KennethMulti Packaging SolutionsAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 14, 2012
Reel 29467, frame 704
John Henry Holdings, Inc.; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; The John Henry CompanyBarclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Dec 14, 2012
Reel 29467, frame 742
John Henry Holdings, Inc.; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; The John Henry CompanyBarclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 16, 2013
Reel 31030, frame 43
Barclays Bank PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih Inc.; Multi-Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry CompanyRelease of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
Reel 31030, frame 50
Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry Company; National Graphics, Inc.Barclays Bank PLCSecurity Agreement
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCMPS/Ih Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCMulti-Packaging Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCThe John Henry CompanyRelease of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
Reel 32319, frame 364
Barclays PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry Company; National Graphics, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCMPS/Ih, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCMulti Packaging Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCThe John Henry CompanyRelease of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCNational Graphics, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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