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Cargill, Incorporated

Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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384 patents currently held

31 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
5 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record

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When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days all others 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
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Processes and Systems for Catalytic Manufacture of Wax Ester Derivatives US 11,248,245
Cited by 7 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Ends Jul 2035 · High confidence Also notable
Method for Producing 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid and Other Products US 9,428,778
Cited by 34 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Ends Sep 2030 · High confidence Also notable
Blown Corn Stillage Oil US 8,765,985
Cited by 32 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Ends Jun 2031 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Nov 28, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Methods for Producing Alkyl Hydroxyalkanoates (US 10,301,249) comes due Nov 28, 2026. Unpaid by May 28, 2027, it lapses early.
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  • 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Process for Fermenting Sugars Containing Oligomeric Saccharides (US 9,328,364) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 279 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Processes and Systems for Catalytic Manufacture of Wax Ester Derivatives8 in forceto Jun 2036
Compositions and methods for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production6 in forceto Aug 2032
Polymerized Oils & Methods of Manufacturing the Same5 in forceto Mar 2039
Blown and Stripped Blend of Soybean Oil and Corn Stillage Oil5 in forceto May 2031
Modified Lecithin for Asphalt Applications4 in forceto May 2036

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,374,579System for Extruding, Cutting in Strands, Freezing, and Chopping a Ground Food Product and Method Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,150,631Method, Apparatus and System for Quantifying the Content of Genetically Modified Material in a Sample
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 11,691,817Yeast Cells Having Disrupted Pathway from Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate to Glycerol
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,507,349Deicer Composition
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,158,176Meat Processing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,544,763Catalyst-Free Process for the Manufacture of a Fatty Acid Ester Oil Polyol
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,658,861Corrosion-Inhibiting Deicer Composition
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,080,680Canola Oil from Hybrid Brassica Varieties
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,268,380Pellets of Vegetable Protein
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,376,604Deicer mixing method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 384: 31 patents in force now held by others · 261 patents ended · 327 applications pending · 523 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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