Lapsed Jan 14, 2018 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 12, 2031
First maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.
Filed Apr 12, 2011 as application 13/084,672 · Granted Jan 14, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Jan 14, 2018
2011
2031
Clock starts
Apr 12, 2011
Apr 12, 2011
No longer in force
Jan 14, 2018
Jan 14, 2018
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Jan 14, 2014
Term would have run to
Apr 12, 2031
Apr 12, 2031
base term
after the term ends
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.
0 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.
Its term would have run to Apr 12, 2031: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Apr 12, 2011, when this application, 13/084,672, was filed | Apr 12, 2031 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jan 14, 2018 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 14, 2018 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,109,388 | In force Sep 2030 | Sep 2030 |
| US D636,028 | Term ended Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Application 12/970,093 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,627,952 | this patent Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| US 8,739,503 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| US 8,550,331 | Lapsed on the fee record Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| US 8,240,073 | In force Jun 2031 | Jun 2031 |
| US D662,989 | Term 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2011 Reel 26591, frame 645 | Glinert, Kenneth; Campbell, Mark | Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. | Assignment 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 Company | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | First 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 Company | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 16, 2013 Reel 31030, frame 43 | Barclays Bank PLC | Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih Inc.; Multi-Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry Company | Release 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 PLC | Security Agreement |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Great Western Industries, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | MPS/Ih Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Multi-Packaging Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | The John Henry Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 Reel 32319, frame 364 | Barclays PLC | Great 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 PLC | Great Western Industries, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | MPS/Ih, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | The John Henry Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | National Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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