107 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Aug 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2027
Next term end
66
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends May 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2036 · High confidence
Food Container
US D849,526
Cited by 29 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
Induction Cooking Structure and System and Method of Using the Same
US 7,989,012
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
Lid
US D938,820
The newest of the three, granted 2021. It anchors the portfolio to 2036, later than anything else here.
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 Nov 16, 2026The maintenance fee for Dual-Spray Reduced Sugar Coating System and Method (US 11,647,780) comes due Nov 16, 2026. Unpaid by May 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Dec 6, 2026The maintenance fee for Flat-Bottom Stand-Up Bag, Vertical Form, Fill, And Seal System And Methodology For Utilizing The Same (US 11,667,415) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jan 23 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 23
- 1 fee due Feb 25, 2027The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Curled Extrudate (US 9,113,657) comes due Feb 25, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 25, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Mar 5 to 12, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 2 fees due May 26, 2027
- 2 fees due Aug 2 to 13, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 2 fees due Oct 9 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 9
- 3 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 66 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Food Container (2017) | 4 in force | to Nov 2040 |
| System And Method For Applying A Fastening Material To A Substrate | 4 in force | to May 2038 |
| Apparatus and Method for Curled Extrudate | 4 in force | to Jun 2029 |
| Food Container (2017) | 3 in force | to May 2041 |
| Food Packaging | 3 in force | to Dec 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,955,720 | Apparatus and Method for Curled Extrudate In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,536,840 | Stackable Bulk Transport Container In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,833,638 | Dual Dispensing Container In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D696,837 | Swirled Cookie with Three Icing Stripes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D698,116 | Edible Biscuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,781,008 | Scarified Infused Dried Buoyant Cranberries and Method for Making Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,767,242 | Peeled Infused Dried Buoyant Cranberries and Method for Making Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,909,189 | Bulk Transport System for Dense Products In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,803,418 | Nut Butter Compositions and Methods Related Thereto In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D710,566 | Waffle Bar In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 107: 5 patents ended · 15 applications pending · 1 application 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.