Also listed on Orgapack GmbH, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Apr 1, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 6, 2029
Held by Signode Industrial Group LLC
Filed Nov 23, 2010 as application 12/989,142 · Granted Mar 15, 2016
Base term plus 815 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2031
Clock starts
Jan 6, 2009
Jan 6, 2009
Term ends
Apr 1, 2031
Apr 1, 2031
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Mar 15, 2016
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
815
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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 815 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Jan 6, 2009, when application PCT/CH2009/000002, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 23, 2010) | Jan 6, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +815 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 1, 2031 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 1, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,254,932 | In force Sep 2031 | Sep 2031 |
| US 9,174,752 | In force Mar 2031 | Mar 2031 |
| US 9,315,283 | In force Aug 2030 | Aug 2030 |
| US 9,193,486 | In force Nov 2030 | Nov 2030 |
| US 9,284,080 | this patent Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
| US 10,518,914 | In force Jan 2032 | Jan 2032 |
| US 11,530,059 | In force Aug 2029 | Aug 2029 |
| US 11,731,794 | In force Jan 2029 | Jan 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2010 Reel 25427, frame 950 | Neeser, Mirco; Widmer, Roland; Finzo, Flavio | Orgapack GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 11, 2014 Reel 33505, frame 130 | Orgapack GmbH | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 12, 2014 Reel 33517, frame 600 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Premark Packaging LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 15, 2014 Reel 34007, frame 459 | Premark Packaging LLC | Signode Industrial Group LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 4, 2018 Reel 45833, frame 485 | Signode Industrial Group LLC | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 14, 2023 Reel 65564, frame 736 | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.; Signode Industrial Group LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 14, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | Signode Industrial Group LLC | Release of 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
Apr 2031
Term ends Apr 1, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 815 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
71
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.