55 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Sep 2036. from the record
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Patent families
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
Ends Jan 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2040 · High confidence
Multi-Piece Hydroponic Tower with Hinged Tower Face
US 10,701,875
Cited by 23 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Hydroponic Tower Compatible Plant Plug Holder
US 10,986,787
Cited by 16 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Production Facility Layout for Automated Controlled Environment Agriculture
US 11,700,804
Cited by 6 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
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 Dec 4, 2026The maintenance fee for Environmentally Controlled Vertical Farming System (US 10,306,847) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jan 4 to 18, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 2 fees due Feb 15 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 15
- 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Multi-Piece Hydroponic Tower with Hinged Tower Face (US 11,744,197) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 24 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 24
- 1 fee due May 7, 2027The maintenance fee for Load Cells for Plug Holder Weight Measurement (US 11,808,621) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jun 5, 2027
- 1 fee due Jul 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Production Facility Layouts for Automated Controlled Environment Agriculture (US 11,856,902) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Hydroponic Tower Compatible Light System (US 10,598,366) comes due Sep 24, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 24, 2028, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Oct 2 to 9, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027The maintenance fee for Closing Apparatus for Use with a Multi-Piece, Hinged, Hydroponic Tower (US 11,975,442) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 38 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Multi-Piece Hydroponic Tower | 4 in force | to Jan 2039 |
| Hydroponic Tower Compatible Plant Plug Holder | 4 in force | to Aug 2038 |
| Apparatus for Grow Tower Weight Measurement | 3 in force | to Jun 2042 |
| Production Facility Layouts for Automated Controlled Environment Agriculture | 3 in force | to Jan 2041 |
| Production Facility Layout for Automated Controlled Environment Agriculture | 3 in force | to Sep 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,306,847 | Environmentally Controlled Vertical Farming System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,973,185 | Control and Sensor Systems for an Environmentally Controlled Vertical Farming System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,234,125 | Lights Integrated Cooling System for Indoor Growing Environments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,390,495 | Light Trolley System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,729,081 | Hydroponic Tower with Hinged Tower Face In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,744,197 | Multi-Piece Hydroponic Tower with Hinged Tower Face In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,986,787 | Hydroponic Tower Compatible Plant Plug Holder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,004,458 | Hydroponic Tower Compatible Plant Plug Holder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,986,791 | Hydroponic Tower Compatible Plant Plug Holder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,004,457 | Hydroponic Tower Compatible Plant Plug Holder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 55: 2 patents ended · 9 applications pending · 17 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.