Term ends Jul 2, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 25, 2029
No current holder resolved from the recorded chain.
Filed Dec 22, 2010 as application 12/976,065 · Granted Nov 18, 2014
Base term plus 280 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2009
2030
Clock starts
Sep 25, 2009
Sep 25, 2009
Term ends
Jul 2, 2030
Jul 2, 2030
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Nov 18, 2014
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
280
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.
5
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 runs 280 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 Sep 25, 2009, when application 12/566,766, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 22, 2010) | Sep 25, 2029 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +280 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 2, 2030 | 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 | Jul 2, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,959,061 | In force Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US 7,870,995 | In force Sep 2029 | Sep 2029 |
| US D650,665 | Term ended Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| US 8,887,983 | this patent Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
| US 9,676,511 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Company | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | First 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 Company | Barclays Bank PLC, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Aug 16, 2013 Reel 31030, frame 43 | Barclays Bank PLC | Great Western Industries, Inc.; MPS/Ih Inc.; Multi-Packaging Solutions, Inc.; The John Henry Company | Release 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 PLC | Security Agreement |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Great Western Industries, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | MPS/Ih Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | Multi-Packaging Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 16, 2013 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays Bank PLC | The John Henry Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 Reel 32319, frame 364 | Barclays PLC | Great 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 PLC | Great Western Industries, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | MPS/Ih, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | The John Henry Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 21, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Barclays PLC | National Graphics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Jul 2030
Term ends Jul 2, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 280 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
24
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 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.