Also listed on Value Plastics, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Feb 18, 2028 · High confidence
Held by Nordson Corporation
Filed Jul 29, 2011 as application 29/398,440 · Granted Feb 18, 2014
Base term, 14 years from grant
Today
2014
2028
Clock starts
Feb 18, 2014
Feb 18, 2014
Term ends
Feb 18, 2028
Feb 18, 2028
base term
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
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Terminal disclaimer
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14 years from grant
Base term
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
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| Base term, 14 years from grant | Granted Feb 18, 2014 | Feb 18, 2028 | 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 | Feb 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2012 Reel 27572, frame 794 | Lombardi, Francis J., III; Narayanan, Ravikumar; Townsend, Raymond L. | Value Plastics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 11, 2012 Reel 28194, frame 837 | Value Plastics, Inc. | Nordson Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Feb 2028
Term ends Feb 18, 2028. No maintenance fees are payable on this kind of patent
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