Term ends Mar 27, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 27, 2027
Held by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Filed Jun 23, 2009 as application 12/490,121 · Granted May 16, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Mar 27, 2007
Mar 27, 2007
Term ends
Mar 27, 2027
Mar 27, 2027
Granted
May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
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.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
60
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. 2 of 2 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 Mar 27, 2007, when application 11/728,973, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 23, 2009) | Mar 27, 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 27, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 6,736,289 | Term ended May 2022 | May 2022 |
| Application 10/386,136 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 6,863,644 | Term ended Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| Application PCT/US2004/005572 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,150,377 | Term ended May 2022 | May 2022 |
| US 7,325,718 | Term ended Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| Application PCT/US2004/014936 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,066,869 | Term ended Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
8 of 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2009 Reel 23214, frame 225 | Fu, Thomas; Cook, Matthew R. | 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 |
| Sep 22, 2015 Reel 36625, frame 106 | LBP Manufacturing, Inc.; LBP Manufacturing LLC | LBP Manufacturing LLC | Merger and 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 |
| Dec 15, 2021 Reel 58393, frame 873 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | LBP Manufacturing LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 19, 2022 Reel 58698, frame 839 | LBP Manufacturing LLC | Pac Worldwide Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 9, 2023 Reel 63578, frame 527 | Pac Worldwide Corporation | Henkel Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 23, 2023 Reel 63731, frame 674 | Henkel Corporation | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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What's changing
Mar 2027
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Citations
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