Term ends Nov 2, 2032 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jun 21, 2031
Held by Sabert Corporation
Filed May 3, 2012 as application 13/463,479 · Granted Nov 29, 2016
Base term plus 500 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2032
Clock starts
Jun 21, 2011
Jun 21, 2011
Term ends
Nov 2, 2032
Nov 2, 2032
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Nov 29, 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
500
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.
4
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 500 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 Jun 21, 2011, when application 13/165,346, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 3, 2012) | Jun 21, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +500 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 2, 2032 | 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 | Nov 2, 2032 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,216,837 | In force Feb 2034 | Feb 2034 |
| US 9,505,516 | this patent Nov 2032 | Nov 2032 |
| US 9,211,970 | In force Jun 2031 | Jun 2031 |
| Application PCT/US2014/038429 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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 3, 2012 Reel 28485, frame 961 | Hubbard, James A., JR.; Cook, Matthew R.; Fu, Thomas; Wolf, Kurt | LBP Manufacturing, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 13, 2015 Reel 36101, frame 760 | LBP Manufacturing LLC | Ares Capital Corporation, As Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 13, 2015 Reel 36321, frame 689 | LBP Manufacturing, Inc. | LBP Manufacturing LLC | Change of Name |
| Dec 12, 2019 Reel 51284, frame 127 | Sabert Holding Corp.; Sabert Corporation; Nuvida Plastic Technology, Inc.; LBP Manufacturing LLC; LBH Ihc LLC; LBP Holdings LLC; LBP Intermediate Holdings LLC; LBP Investments LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement-Tl |
| Dec 12, 2019 Reel 51284, frame 144 | Sabert Holding Corp.; Sabert Corporation; Nuvida Plastic Technology, Inc.; LBP Manufacturing LLC; LBP Ihc LLC; LBP Holdings LLC; LBP Intermediate Holdings LLC; LBP Investments LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement-Abl |
| Jan 8, 2020 Reel 51506, frame 410 | Ares Capital Corporation, As Agent | LBP Manufacturing LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2022 Reel 61090, frame 818 | Union Packaging, LLC; LBP Manufacturing LLC; LBP Intermediate Holdings LLC; LBP Ihc LLC | LBP Holdings LLC | Merger |
| Sep 14, 2022 Reel 61091, frame 446 | LBP Holdings LLC | Sabert Corporation | Merger |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Nov 2032
Term ends Nov 2, 2032. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 500 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
36
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% 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.