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Method for Production of N-Propanol and Other C3-CONTAINING Products from Syngas by Symbiotic Co-Cultures of Anaerobic Microorganisms

US 9,650,651 In force
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Term ends Mar 14, 2033 · High confidence

Held by Coskata, LLC
Filed Mar 14, 2013 as application 13/802,905 · Granted May 16, 2017
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2013 2033
Clock starts
Mar 14, 2013
Term ends
Mar 14, 2033
Granted
May 16, 2017
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.

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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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Mar 14, 2013, when this application, 13/802,905, was filedMar 14, 2033High 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 events2 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 14, 2033High confidence

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
Mar 19, 2014
Reel 32477, frame 549
Datta, Rathin; Enzien, Michael; Hickey, Robert; Levinson, WilliamTotal Research & Technology Feluy; Coskata Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 19, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Datta, Rathin; Levinson, William; Enzien, Michael; Hickey, RobertTotal Research & Technology FeluyAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 19, 2014
reel/frame not recorded
Datta, Rathin; Levinson, William; Enzien, Michael; Hickey, RobertCoskata 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, LPSecurity Interest
Oct 23, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Coskata, Inc.Vinod Khosla and Neeru Khosla, Trustees of the KFT Trust Dated November 17, 1986Security Interest
Oct 23, 2015
reel/frame not recorded
Coskata, Inc.Khosla Ventures III, LPSecurity 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, LPSecurity 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, LPCoskata, Inc.Release of Security Interest
May 16, 2016
Reel 38709, frame 722
Coskata, Inc.Synata Bio, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 11, 2017
Reel 42872, frame 67
Coskata, Inc.Coskata, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 30, 2017
Reel 44310, frame 659
Coskata, LLCSynata Bio, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignor Previously Recorded on Reel 038709 Frame 0722. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.

Sources

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