Also listed on Reynolds Packaging LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 2, 2025 (Wilmington Trust, National Association).
Term ends Mar 20, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 20, 2027
Held by Pactiv LLC
Filed Mar 20, 2007 as application 11/688,803 · Granted Mar 25, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Mar 20, 2007
Mar 20, 2007
Term ends
Mar 20, 2027
Mar 20, 2027
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Mar 25, 2014
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 Mar 20, 2007, when this application, 11/688,803, was filed | Mar 20, 2027 | 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 | Mar 20, 2027 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2007 Reel 19376, frame 126 | Stevenson, James | Alcoa Packaging, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 9, 2008 Reel 20773, frame 504 | Reynolds Packaging LLC (F/K/A Alcoa Packaging LLC) | Credit Suisse, Sydney Branch | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Intere |
| Jan 20, 2009 Reel 22129, frame 599 | Alcoa Packaging LLC | Reynolds Packaging LLC | Change of Name |
| Nov 19, 2009 Reel 23546, frame 292 | Credit Suisse, Sydney Branch | Reynolds Packaging LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 23, 2013 Reel 29681, frame 717 | Reynolds Packaging LLC | Reynolds Packaging Holdings LLC | Merger |
| Jan 23, 2013 Reel 29681, frame 774 | Reynolds Packaging Holdings LLC | Pactiv LLC | Merger |
| Nov 9, 2017 Reel 44722, frame 528 | Closure Systems International Inc.; Evergreen Packaging Inc.; Graham Packaging Company, L.p.; Graham Packaging Pet Technologies Inc.; Pactiv LLC; Pactiv Packaging Inc.; Reynolds Consumer Products LLC; Reynolds Presto Products Inc. | The Bank of New York Mellon | Patent Security Agreement |
| Apr 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Collateral Agent | Pactiv LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Collateral Agent | Evergreen Packaging LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Collateral Agent | Pactiv Packaging Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 1, 2025 Reel 70704, frame 420 | The Bank of New York Mellon, as Collateral Agent | Pactiv LLC; Evergreen Packaging LLC; Pactiv Packaging Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 2, 2025 Reel 70705, frame 859 | Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC; Evergreen Packaging LLC; Fabri-Kal LLC; Pactiv LLC; Pactiv Packaging Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Mar 2027
Term ends Mar 20, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
12
later US patents cite this one
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