Also listed on WC APV Holdings, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 23, 2024 (Jefferies Finance LLC).
Term ends Mar 14, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 14, 2033
Held by Appvion, LLC
Filed Oct 11, 2013 as application 14/051,906 · Granted Dec 23, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2013
Mar 14, 2013
Term ends
Mar 14, 2033
Mar 14, 2033
Granted
Dec 23, 2014
Dec 23, 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.
3
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 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
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Mar 14, 2013, when application 13/803,824, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 11, 2013) | Mar 14, 2033 | 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 14, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,034,790 | In force Jul 2033 | Jul 2033 |
| US 8,916,496 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| US 8,916,497 | In force Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 Reel 31389, frame 436 | Chakar, Fadi Selim; Fisher, Mark Robert | Appvion, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 19, 2013 Reel 31689, frame 593 | Appvion, Inc.; Paperweight Development Corp. | U.S. Bank National Association | Second Lien Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Nov 20, 2013 Reel 31690, frame 774 | U.S. Bank National Association | Appleton Papers Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 21, 2013 Reel 31694, frame 323 | Appvion, Inc.; Paperweight Development Corp. | Jefferies Finance LLC | Patent Collateral Agreement |
| May 29, 2015 Reel 35744, frame 190 | Paperweight Development Corp.; Appvion, Inc. | Jeffries Finance LLC | Security Interest |
| May 29, 2015 Reel 35744, frame 252 | Paperweight Development Corp.; Appvion, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2017 Reel 44167, frame 162 | Appvion, Inc. | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Mar 20, 2018 Reel 45660, frame 171 | Appvion, Inc. (F/K/A Appleton Papers Inc.) | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2018 Reel 46392, frame 407 | Appvion, Inc. (F/K/A Appleton Papers Inc.) | Appvion Operations, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Appvion, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Appvion, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Appvion, Inc. | Release of Second Lien Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Second Lien Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Appvion, Inc. | Release of Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Jun 17, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Jun 17, 2018 Reel 46392, frame 448 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Appvion, Inc. (F/K/A Appleton Papers Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 Reel 46110, frame 893 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Appvion, Inc.; Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 Reel 46110, frame 904 | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Appvion, Inc.; Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2018 Reel 46377, frame 179 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Appvion, Inc.; Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Second Lien Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Jun 17, 2018 Reel 46377, frame 195 | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent | Appvion, Inc.; Paperweight Development Corp. | Release of Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Jun 18, 2018 Reel 46379, frame 576 | Appvion Operations, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 20, 2018 Reel 46517, frame 381 | Appvion Operations, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 19, 2021 Reel 57231, frame 51 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Appvion Operations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 3, 2021 Reel 58356, frame 333 | WC APV Holdings, Inc.; WC APV Intermediate Holdings, Inc.; WC APV Opco, LLC; APV Re Holdings, LLC; APV Farmhouse Re Holdings, LLC | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC, as Collateral Agent | Grant of a Security Interest -- Patents |
| Dec 28, 2021 Reel 58488, frame 551 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Appvion Operations, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 5, 2022 Reel 58570, frame 885 | Appvion Operations, Inc. | WC APV Opco, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 17, 2022 Reel 58752, frame 118 | WC APV Opco, LLC | Appvion, LLC | Change of Name |
| Aug 23, 2024 Reel 68763, frame 433 | Iconex LLC; Maxstick Products Ltd.; Appvion, LLC | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Abl Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 23, 2024 Reel 68763, frame 472 | Iconex LLC; Maxstick Products Ltd.; Appvion, LLC | Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Term Loan Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68398, frame 956 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Appvion, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | WC APV Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | WC APV Intermediate Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | WC APV Opco, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | APV Re Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | APV Farmhouse Re Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 26, 2024 Reel 68402, frame 281 | Cerberus Business Finance Agency, LLC | WC APV Holdings, Inc.; WC APV Intermediate Holdings, Inc.; WC APV Opco, LLC; APV Re Holdings, LLC; APV Farmhouse Re Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 14, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
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