Term ended Dec 20, 2025 · High confidence
No current holder resolved from the recorded chain.
Filed Nov 24, 2009 as application 29/350,841 · Granted Dec 20, 2011
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
Term ended Dec 20, 2025
2011
2026
Clock starts
Dec 20, 2011
Dec 20, 2011
Term ended
Dec 20, 2025
Dec 20, 2025
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.
14 years from grant
Base term
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5
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its base term, 14 years from grant, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Dec 20, 2011 | Dec 20, 2025 | 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 | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Dec 20, 2025 | 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 | this patent Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| US 8,887,983 | In force 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
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Citations
21
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of design patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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