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Packaging and Display System

US 8,627,952 Lapsed on the fee record
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Lapsed Jan 14, 2018 on the fee record · High confidence

First maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.

Filed Apr 12, 2011 as application 13/084,672 · Granted Jan 14, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Jan 14, 2018
2011 2031
Clock starts
Apr 12, 2011
No longer in force
Jan 14, 2018
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Term would have run to
Apr 12, 2031
base term after the term ends 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.
0 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.
17
Family applications on record here
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Its term would have run to Apr 12, 2031: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 12, 2011, when this application, 13/084,672, was filedApr 12, 2031High 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 events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidlapsed Jan 14, 2018High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJan 14, 2018High confidence

This family

US 8,109,388In force
Sep 2030
Sep 2030
US D636,028Term ended
Apr 2025
Apr 2025
Application 12/970,093Abandoned
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US 8,627,952this patent
Jan 2018
Jan 2018
US 8,739,503Lapsed on the fee record
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
US 8,550,331Lapsed on the fee record
Oct 2025
Oct 2025
US 8,240,073In force
Jun 2031
Jun 2031
US D662,989Term ended
Jul 2026
Jul 2026
8 of 17 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

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
Jul 14, 2011
Reel 26591, frame 645
Glinert, Kenneth; Campbell, MarkMulti Packaging Solutions, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 14, 2012
Reel 29467, frame 704
John Henry Holdings, Inc.; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; The John Henry CompanyBarclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
Dec 14, 2012
Reel 29467, frame 742
John Henry Holdings, Inc.; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; The John Henry CompanyBarclays Bank PLC, as Collateral AgentSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Aug 16, 2013
Reel 31030, frame 43
Barclays Bank PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih Inc.; Multi-Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry CompanyRelease of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
Reel 31030, frame 50
Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry Company; National Graphics, Inc.Barclays Bank PLCSecurity Agreement
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCMPS/Ih Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCMulti-Packaging Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 16, 2013
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays Bank PLCThe John Henry CompanyRelease of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
Reel 32319, frame 364
Barclays PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih, LLC; Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry Company; National Graphics, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCGreat Western Industries, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCMPS/Ih, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCMulti Packaging Solutions, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCThe John Henry CompanyRelease of Security Interest
Feb 21, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Barclays PLCNational Graphics, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

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