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Tamper evident container utilizing sealed interface between container and lid

US 8,584,887 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 30, 2023 (The Toronto-Dominion Bank).

Term ends Oct 27, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Oct 27, 2010 as application 12/925,683 · Granted Nov 19, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2030
Clock starts
Oct 27, 2010
Term ends
Oct 27, 2030
Granted
Nov 19, 2013
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.
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Oct 27, 2010, when this application, 12/925,683, was filedOct 27, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 27, 2030High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Nov 3, 2015
Reel 36941, frame 595
Segal, AlexanderCube Packaging Solutions Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 12, 2018
Reel 45558, frame 546
Cube Packaging Solutions Inc.Business Development Bank of CanadaSecurity Agreement
May 30, 2023
Reel 63790, frame 179
Cube Packaging Solutions Inc.The Toronto-dominion Bank, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 2, 2024
Reel 66977, frame 512
Business Development Bank of CanadaCube Packaging Solutions Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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