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Methods and Compositions for Improved Production of Fatty Acids and Derivatives Thereof

US 11,066,682 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on LS9, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Jun 12, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Jan 22, 2014 as application 14/007,857 · Granted Jul 20, 2021
Base term plus 71 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Apr 2, 2012
Term ends
Jun 12, 2032
Granted
Jul 20, 2021
base term patent term adjustment fee events 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
71
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
4
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

This patent's term runs 71 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 1 of 2 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 2, 2012, when application PCT/US2012/031881, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jan 22, 2014)Apr 2, 2032High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+71 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJun 12, 2032High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 12, 2032High confidence

This family

Application PCT/US2012/031881PCT application
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no patent term
US 11,066,682this patent
Jun 2032
Jun 2032
Application 17/350,690Abandoned
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Application 18/816,019Pending
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The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 22, 2014
Reel 32022, frame 461
Greenfield, Derek L.; Hom, Louis G.; Sanchez-riera, Fernando; Hu, Zhihao; Arlagadda, Vikranth; Groban, Eli; Frykman, Scott A.LS9, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 7, 2014
Reel 34193, frame 175
LS9, Inc.Reg Life Sciences, LLCAmendment to Patent Assignment
Apr 7, 2015
Reel 35391, frame 384
LS9, Inc.Reg Life Sciences, LLCCorrective Assignment to Correct the Schedule a, Line 221 Previously Recorded on Reel 034193 Frame 0175. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Application Number.
Oct 9, 2019
Reel 50695, frame 661
Reg Life Sciences, LLCGenomatica, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 2, 2025
Reel 71471, frame 770
Genomatica, Inc.Oxford Finance LLCSecurity Interest
Dec 9, 2025
Reel 73915, frame 27
Genomatica, Inc.Novo Holdings A/S, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Feb 10, 2026
Reel 74708, frame 1
Genomatica, Inc.Again Bio APSSecurity Interest
Aug 7, 2026
Reel 76160, frame 753
Genomatica, Inc.Gma (ABC), LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Aug 11, 2026
Reel 76186, frame 419
Again Bio APSGenomatica, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 13, 2026
Reel 76184, frame 531
Gma (ABC), LLCAgain Technology Holdings Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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