Term ends Jan 18, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 18, 2033
Held by Coskata, LLC
Filed Jan 18, 2013 as application 13/745,155 · Granted Oct 18, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Jan 18, 2013
Jan 18, 2013
Term ends
Jan 18, 2033
Jan 18, 2033
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Oct 18, 2016
base term
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.
2 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
2
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jan 18, 2013, when this application, 13/745,155, was filed | Jan 18, 2033 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High 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 | Jan 18, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,469,860 | this patent Jan 2033 | Jan 2033 |
| Application PCT/US2013/078362 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2013 Reel 29658, frame 30 | Enzien, Mike; Datta, Rathin; Tobey, Richard | Coskata, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 Reel 36933, frame 596 | Coskata, Inc. | Vinod Khosla and Neeru Khosla, Trustees of the KFT Trust Dated November 17, 1986; Khosla Ventures III, LP; Advanced Technology Ventures VII, L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (B), L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (C), L.P.; Atv Entrepreneurs VII, LP | Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Coskata, Inc. | Vinod Khosla and Neeru Khosla, Trustees of the KFT Trust Dated November 17, 1986 | Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Coskata, Inc. | Khosla Ventures III, LP | Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Coskata, Inc. | Advanced Technology Ventures VII, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Coskata, Inc. | Advanced Technology Ventures VII (B), L.P. | Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Coskata, Inc. | Advanced Technology Ventures VII (C), L.P. | Security Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 reel/frame not recorded | Coskata, Inc. | Atv Entrepreneurs VII, LP | Security Interest |
| Nov 23, 2015 Reel 37153, frame 659 | Vinod Khosla and Neeru Khosla, Trustees of the KFT Trust Dated November 17, 1986; Khosla Ventures III, LP; Advanced Technology Ventures VII, L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (B), L.P.; Advanced Technology Ventures VII (C), L.P.; Atv Entrepreneurs VII, LP | Coskata, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 16, 2016 Reel 38709, frame 722 | Coskata, Inc. | Synata Bio, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 20, 2016 Reel 40085, frame 792 | Coskata, LLC | Synata Bio, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignor Was Incorrectly Entered as Coskata, Inc. Previously Recorded on Reel 038709 Frame 0722. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Assignor Is Coskata, LLC. |
| Sep 20, 2016 Reel 40085, frame 915 | Coskata, Inc. | Coskata, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 30, 2017 Reel 44310, frame 659 | Coskata, LLC | Synata Bio, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignor Previously Recorded on Reel 038709 Frame 0722. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
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Jan 2033
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