Also listed on Altivity Packaging, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 8, 2021 (U.S. Bank National Association).
Term ends Nov 13, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Nov 8, 2026
Filed Nov 8, 2006 as application 11/557,575 · Granted Aug 24, 2010
Base term plus 736 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
Nov 8, 2006
Nov 8, 2006
Term ends
Nov 13, 2028
Nov 13, 2028
Granted
Aug 24, 2010
Aug 24, 2010
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
736
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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 736 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 8, 2006, when this application, 11/557,575, was filed | Nov 8, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +736 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 13, 2028 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 13, 2028 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2006 Reel 18494, frame 735 | Baker, Mark Phillip | Altivity Packaging, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 17, 2008 Reel 20723, frame 748 | Bluegrass Container Holdings, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 16, 2008 Reel 21535, frame 305 | Altivity Packaging, LLC | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 22, 2014 Reel 34689, frame 185 | Graphic Packaging Holding Company; Graphic Packaging Corporation; Graphic Packaging International, Inc.; Bluegrass Labels Company, LLC; Field Container Queretaro (USA), L.L.C. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Notice and Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest in Patents |
| Jan 5, 2018 Reel 45009, frame 1 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC (Formerly Known as Graphic Packaging International, Inc.); Field Container Queretaro (USA), L.L.C. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2018 Reel 45020, frame 746 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 29, 2018 Reel 45177, frame 577 | Graphic Packaging International, Inc. | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Certificate of Conversion |
| Mar 8, 2021 Reel 55520, frame 204 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | U.S. Bank National Association | Security Agreement |
| Mar 10, 2021 Reel 55545, frame 204 | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Graphic Packaging International, LLC; Field Container Queretaro (USA), L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Field Container Queretaro (USA), L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 1, 2021 Reel 55811, frame 676 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Apr 15, 2026 Reel 75415, frame 575 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Successor‑in‑interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2028
Term ends Nov 13, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 736 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
13
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2010 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.