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Peracetic Acid Vapor Sterilization of Food and Beverage Containers

US 8,454,890 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Peroxychem LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Jan 18, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Jan 18, 2012 as application 13/353,033 · Granted Jun 4, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Jan 18, 2012
Term ends
Jan 18, 2032
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
base term 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
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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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jan 18, 2012, when this application, 13/353,033, was filedJan 18, 2032High 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 orderJan 18, 2032High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 21, 2012
Reel 27900, frame 1
Rovison, John M.; Lymburner, Charles J.; Abraham, Shibu; Thompson, AngelaFMC CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 3, 2014
Reel 32379, frame 931
Peroxychem LLCMacquarie US Trading LLCShort Form Patent Security Agreement
Mar 31, 2014
Reel 32558, frame 681
FMC CorporationPeroxychem LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 21, 2015
Reel 36847, frame 594
Peroxychem LLCBank of America, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 4, 2015
Reel 36953, frame 766
Macquarie US Trading LLC, as Collateral AgentPeroxychem LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 2, 2019
Reel 50605, frame 305
Peroxychem LLCBarclays Bank PLC, as Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Oct 2, 2019
Reel 50606, frame 329
Bank of America, N.A., as AgentPeroxychem LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 3, 2020
Reel 51777, frame 957
Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative AgentPeroxychem LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 050605/0305
Mar 17, 2021
Reel 55622, frame 724
Peroxychem LLCEvonik Operations GmbHAssignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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