3 patents currently held
68 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
10 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in May 2028. from the record
Of the 68 now held by other companies, 51 name Primapak LLC as their current owner, and 17 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
May 2028
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
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
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Oct 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2028 · High confidence
Flexible Material For Flexible Package
US 10,399,746
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 16 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Apparatus and Method for Making a Flexible Package
US 10,994,882
Cited by 8 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Apparatus and Method for Exposing a Container to a Controlled Environment
US 7,690,404
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2031 · Medium confidence
Cited by 56 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Primapak, LLC
Also notable
Ends no later than Oct 2031 · Medium confidence
Cited by 114 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
now held by Primapak, LLC
Also notable
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 28 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Primapak, LLC
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 1 fee due Mar 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Flexible Material For Flexible Package (US 10,399,746) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Apparatus and Method for Making a Flexible Package | 1 in force | to Mar 2037 |
| Flexible Material For Flexible Package | 1 in force | to Oct 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,690,404 | Apparatus and Method for Exposing a Container to a Controlled Environment held by Packaging Technologies, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,399,746 | Flexible Material For Flexible Package held by Primapak, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,994,882 | Apparatus and Method for Making a Flexible Package held by Primapak, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 68 patents in force now held by others · 57 patents ended · 10 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.