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Integrated Stabilizer in Deisobutanizer for Isomerization of Hydrocarbons and Product Separation

US 11,306,047 Surrendered on reissue
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Surrendered on reissue Aug 4, 2026 · High confidence

Surrendered on reissue Aug 4, 2026 · its term and maintenance fees continue in US RE50,978.

Held by Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
Filed Apr 13, 2021 as application 17/229,527 · Granted Apr 19, 2022
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Surrendered Aug 4, 2026
2021 2041
Clock starts
Apr 13, 2021
No longer in force
Aug 4, 2026
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Term would have run to
Apr 13, 2041
base term after the term ends fee events Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
1 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Fees paid on this patent before its reissue. Those after fall due on the reissue, which carries the term on.

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Apr 13, 2021, when this application, 17/229,527, was filedApr 13, 2041High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidno changeHigh confidence
ReissueUS RE50,978 issued Aug 4, 2026, and this patent's term continues in it (35 U.S.C. 251, 252)surrendered Aug 4, 2026High confidence
Surrendered on reissueThe steps above, in orderAug 4, 2026High confidence

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