Also listed on Midori USA, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends no later than Oct 8, 2032 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 27, 2032
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Feb 27, 2012
Oct 8, 2032
Dec 8, 2015
This patent's term runs 224 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 27, 2012, when application 13/406,517, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 17, 2013) | Feb 27, 2032 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +224 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 8, 2032 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Oct 8, 2032 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,466,242 | In force Feb 2032 | Feb 2032 |
| US 8,476,388 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| US 9,205,418 | this patent no later than Oct 2032 | no later than Oct 2032 |
Assignments
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2013 Reel 30980, frame 552 | Geremia, John M.; Baynes, Brian M.; Dhawan, Ashish | Midori Renewables, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 30, 2015 Reel 36053, frame 912 | Midori Renewables, Inc. | Midori USA, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 24, 2017 Reel 43083, frame 379 | Midori USA, Inc. | Cadena Bio, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 9, 2022 Reel 61404, frame 320 | Kaleido Biosciences, Inc.; Cardena Bio, Inc. | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 10, 2022 Reel 61362, frame 1 | Hercules Capital, Inc. | DSM Nutritional Products, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 18, 2022 Reel 61700, frame 414 | Kaleido Biosciences, Inc.; Cadena Bio, Inc. | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Second Assignor Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 061404 Frame: 0320. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Oct 8, 2032. We will not guess the cap.