Also listed on Pronutria, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Mar 15, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 15, 2033
Filed Sep 24, 2014 as application 14/387,675 · Granted Mar 28, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Mar 15, 2013
Mar 15, 2013
Term ends
Mar 15, 2033
Mar 15, 2033
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Mar 28, 2017
base term
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
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.
3
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 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 Mar 15, 2013, when application PCT/US2013/032206, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 24, 2014) | Mar 15, 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 | Mar 15, 2033 | High confidence |
This family
| Application PCT/US2013/032206 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,605,040 | this patent Mar 2033 | Mar 2033 |
| Application 15/429,442 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2015 Reel 34990, frame 468 | Berry, David Arthur; Boghigian, Brett Adam; Silver, Nathaniel W.; Von Maltzahn, Geoffrey; Chillakuru, Rajeev; Hamill, Michael J.; Kramarczyk, John F. | Pronutria, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 20, 2015 Reel 37104, frame 334 | Berry, David Arthur; Boghigian, Brett Adam; Silver, Nathaniel W.; Von Maltzahn, Geoffrey; Chilakuru, Rajeev; Hamill, Michael J.; Kramarczyk, John F. | Pronutria, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 19, 2016 Reel 38177, frame 982 | Pronutria, Inc. | Pronutria Biosciences, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 6, 2016 Reel 40249, frame 741 | Pronutria Biosciences, Inc. | Axcella Health Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 2, 2021 Reel 57435, frame 136 | Axcella Health Inc. | SLR Investment Corp., as Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Dec 15, 2022 Reel 62137, frame 569 | SLR Investment Corp. | Axcella Health Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2023 Reel 66125, frame 228 | Axcella Health Inc. | Axcella (Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors), LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Mar 2033
Term ends Mar 15, 2033. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Citations
21
later US patents cite this one
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