Also listed on Schillinger Genetics, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends Jun 1, 2030 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 16, 2030
Held by Confluence Genetics, LLC
Filed Apr 16, 2010 as application 12/762,097 · Granted Jun 25, 2013
Base term plus 46 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2010
2030
Clock starts
Apr 16, 2010
Apr 16, 2010
Term ends
Jun 1, 2030
Jun 1, 2030
Granted
Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013
base term
patent term adjustment
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
46
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 46 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 16, 2010, when this application, 12/762,097, was filed | Apr 16, 2030 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +46 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jun 1, 2030 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jun 1, 2030 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,471,107 | this patent Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 10,081,814 | In force no later than Oct 2031 | no later than Oct 2031 |
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 29, 2012 Reel 27785, frame 632 | Schillinger, John A.; Dierking, Emily C. | Schillinger Genetics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 29, 2012 Reel 27785, frame 663 | Bilyeu, Kristin D. | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 28, 2013 Reel 30707, frame 236 | Schillinger Genetics, Inc. | Diamond V Mills, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Oct 31, 2018 Reel 47899, frame 800 | Diamond V Mills, Incorporated | CW Brand Holdings, Inc. | Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
| Feb 11, 2019 Reel 48301, frame 959 | CW Brand Holdings, Inc. | Schillinger Genetics, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 8, 2019 Reel 48815, frame 218 | Schillinger Genetics, Inc. | Sgi Genetics, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 6, 2020 Reel 52592, frame 787 | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 6, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 6, 2020 reel/frame not recorded | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, Inc. | Security Interest |
| Jul 2, 2020 Reel 53121, frame 317 | Sgi Genetics, Inc. | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Oct 4, 2021 Reel 57696, frame 119 | Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 18, 2023 Reel 62416, frame 819 | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Apr 9, 2025 Reel 70792, frame 909 | Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. | Benson Hill Seeds, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 30, 2025 Reel 71982, frame 368 | Benson Hill, Inc.; Benson Hill Holdings, Inc.; Benson Hill Fresh, LLC; Benson Hill Seeds Holding, Inc.; Benson Hill Seeds, Inc.; BHB Holdings, LLC; J&J Southern Farms, LLC | Confluence Genetics, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Jun 2030
Term ends Jun 1, 2030. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 46 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
1
later US patent cites this one
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