THE RIPENING ADVANTAGE

What this means for you

Registered since 16 Apr 1996. The owner can stop confusingly similar uses in the classes it covers; it stays on the register as long as the owner keeps up the maintenance filings (the §8 & §9 renewal was due 16 Apr 2026, and its grace period ended 16 Oct 2026 with no filing on the USPTO record).

Record

Serial number

74658947

Registration number

1968288

Mark type

Word mark

Filed

11 Apr 1995

Published for opposition

23 Jan 1996

Registered

16 Apr 1996

Current term from

16 Apr 2016

Next maintenance filing

§8 & §9 renewal, due by 16 Apr 2026 (grace period to 16 Oct 2026)

Attorney of record

Patrick J. Jennings

Goods and services

• Class 011 — Environmental control apparatus: ethylene gas generators for ripening fruit
• Class 042 — Scientific and technological services: technical consultation, guidance and troubleshooting in the field of fruit ripening operations

Owner

• Catalytic Generators, Inc., Norfolk, VA, US
• Catalytic Generators, Inc., Norfolk, VA, US
• Catalytic Generators, Inc., Norfolk, VA, US

Prosecution history

• 16 Apr 2025 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 02 Sept 2015 — NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 9 - E-MAILED
• 02 Sept 2015 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (SECOND RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 02 Sept 2015 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 02 Sept 2015 — CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
• 05 Aug 2015 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 16 Apr 2015 — COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
• 18 Aug 2010 — TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
• 14 Aug 2006 — CASE FILE IN TICRS
• 06 Aug 2006 — REGISTERED AND RENEWED (FIRST RENEWAL - 10 YRS)
• 06 Aug 2006 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED/SEC. 9 GRANTED
• 06 Aug 2006 — ASSIGNED TO PARALEGAL
• 05 May 2006 — REGISTERED - COMBINED SECTION 8 (10-YR) & SEC. 9 FILED
• 05 May 2006 — TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
• 18 Apr 2002 — REGISTERED - SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.