Also listed on Vertique, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 25, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 19, 2032
Held by Signode Industrial Group LLC
Filed Nov 19, 2012 as application 13/680,309 · Granted May 9, 2017
Base term plus 98 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2012
2033
Clock starts
Nov 19, 2012
Nov 19, 2012
Term ends
Feb 25, 2033
Feb 25, 2033
Granted
May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017
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
98
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.
This patent's term runs 98 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 Nov 19, 2012, when this application, 13/680,309, was filed | Nov 19, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +98 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 25, 2033 | 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 | Feb 25, 2033 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2013 Reel 29905, frame 128 | Salichs, Rafael; Tamayo, Juan Carlos | Vertique, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 19, 2014 Reel 32920, frame 683 | Vertique, Inc. | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 20, 2017 Reel 42076, frame 495 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Itw Spain Holdings, S.l. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 30, 2017 Reel 42874, frame 652 | Itw Spain Holdings S.L. | Signode Industrial Group LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| 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
Feb 2033
Term ends Feb 25, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 98 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
18
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 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.