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LanzaTech NZ, Inc.

64 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2 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.

Previously recorded as LanzaTech New Zealand Limited (to 2022)

18
Ending by 2030
Aug 2027
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When these terms end

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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.
  • 3 fees due Dec 11 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 11
  • 2 fees due Jan 23, 2027
  • 1 fee due Mar 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Control of bioreactor processes (US 11,753,612) comes due Mar 12, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Carbon capture in fermentation (US 10,435,722) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Novel Bacteria and Methods of Use Thereof (US 10,494,600) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Fermentation Process for the Production of Lipids (US 10,570,427) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 15 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 15
  • 2 fees due Oct 19 to 23, 2027 · next Oct 19
  • 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and Method for Improved Gas dissolution (US 9,327,251) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,972,824Microbial Fermentation of Gaseous Substrates to Produce Alcohols
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,119,378Microbial Alcohol Production Process
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,377,665Alcohol Production Process
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,507,228Carbon Capture in Fermentation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,127,296Improved Carbon Capture in Fermentation Using Blended Gaseous Substrate
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,890,399Carbon Capture in Fermentation
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,293,509Alcohol Production Process
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,383,376Carbon Capture in Fermentation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,435,722Carbon capture in fermentation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,222,013Novel Bacteria and Methods of Use Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 64: 2 patents in force now held by others · 14 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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