Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 5, 2024 (Wells Fargo Bank, National Association).
Term ends Dec 8, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 8, 2031
Held by Glatfelter Corporation
Filed Aug 20, 2019 as application 16/545,758 · Granted Apr 13, 2021
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Dec 8, 2011
Dec 8, 2011
Term ends
Dec 8, 2031
Dec 8, 2031
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Apr 13, 2021
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,045,677, US 10,405,724, US 9,005,738, US 9,314,142, US 9,661,974, to Dec 8, 2031. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
1 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.
8
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. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is 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 Dec 8, 2011, when application 13/314,373, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 20, 2019) | Dec 8, 2031 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 10,045,677, US 10,405,724, US 9,005,738, US 9,314,142, US 9,661,974) | resolves to Dec 8, 2031, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 8, 2031 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,005,738 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 9,439,549 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 9,314,142 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 9,661,974 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 10,045,677 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 10,405,724 | In force Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| US 10,973,384 | this patent Dec 2031 | Dec 2031 |
| Application 17/185,566 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 55 recorded documents are shown; the 15 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter Digital Solutions, LLC | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter MT. Holly LLC | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter Advanced Materials N.A., LLC | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter Twig America, Inc. | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter Sontara America, Inc. | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter Sontara Old Hickory, Inc. | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 5, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent | Glatfelter Industries Asheville, Inc. | Release of Security Interests at Reel/Frame 063205/0068 |
| Nov 7, 2024 Reel 69314, frame 152 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Corporation; PHG Tea Leaves, Inc.; Mollanvick, Inc.; Glatfelter Composite Fibers NA, Inc.; Glatfelter Digital Solutions, LLC; Glatfelter Holdings, LLC; Glatfelter MT. Holly LLC; Glatfelter Advanced Materials N.A., LLC; Glatfelter Twig American, Inc.; Glatfelter Sontara America, Inc.; Glatfelter Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.; Glatfelter Industries Asheville, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | PHG Tea Leaves, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Mollanvick, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Composite Fibers NA, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Digital Solutions, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Holdings, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter MT. Holly LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Advanced Materials N.A., LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Twig American, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Sontara America, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Sontara Old Hickory, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Nov 7, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Industries Asheville, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property |
| Dec 9, 2024 Reel 69519, frame 217 | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Corporation; PHG Tea Leaves, Inc.; Mollanvick, Inc.; Glatfelter Composite Fibers NA, Inc.; Glatfelter Digital Solutions, LLC; Glatfelter Holdings, LLC; Glatfelter MT. Holly LLC; Glatfelter Advanced Materails N.A., LLC; Glatfelter Twig America, Inc.; Glatfelter Sontara America, Inc.; Glatfelter Sontara Old Hickory, Inc.; Glatfelter Industries Asheville, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | PHG Tea Leaves, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Mollanvick, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Composite Fibers NA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Digital Solutions, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter MT. Holly LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Advanced Materails N.A., LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Twig America, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Sontara America, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Sontara Old Hickory, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 9, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Pnc Bank, National Association | Glatfelter Industries Asheville, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2025 Reel 71176, frame 799 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Glatfelter Corporation; Avintiv Specialty Materials, LLC; Fiberweb, LLC; Berry Film Products Company, Inc.; Providencia USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Glatfelter Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Avintiv Specialty Materials, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Fiberweb, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Berry Film Products Company, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Providencia USA, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
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What's changing
Dec 2031
Term ends Dec 8, 2031. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 10,045,677, US 10,405,724, US 9,005,738, US 9,314,142, US 9,661,974, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
3
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2021 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.
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