Lapsed Nov 9, 2026 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends May 5, 2035
Why Medium: The lapse is dated by USPTO's status record, since no fee event dates it.
Recorded as expired for non-payment on Nov 9, 2026 · the fee record holds no event that dates the missed window.
Held by James, Joseph J
Filed Nov 4, 2016 as application 15/308,908 · Granted Oct 2, 2018
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Nov 9, 2026
2015
2035
Clock starts
May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015
No longer in force
Nov 9, 2026
Nov 9, 2026
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
Term would have run to
May 5, 2035
May 5, 2035
base term
after the term ends
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.
0 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.
Its term would have run to May 5, 2035: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts May 5, 2015, when application PCT/US2015/029182, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 4, 2016) | May 5, 2035 | 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 | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | no event dates the lapse | High confidence |
| USPTO status record | Recorded as expired for non-payment on Nov 9, 2026 | lapsed Nov 9, 2026 | Medium confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 9, 2026 | Medium 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2018 Reel 46678, frame 978 | James, Joseph J. | Agri-Tech Producers, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 3, 2023 Reel 64506, frame 963 | Agri-Tech Producers, LLC | James, Joseph J | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.