Collateral for a security interest recorded May 27, 2022 (BMO Harris Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Nov 21, 2033 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 21, 2033
Held by S&P Ingredient Development, LLC
Filed Nov 21, 2013 as application 14/086,560 · Granted Apr 21, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2013
2033
Clock starts
Nov 21, 2013
Nov 21, 2013
Term ends
Nov 21, 2033
Nov 21, 2033
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Apr 21, 2015
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.
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
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 Nov 21, 2013, when this application, 14/086,560, was filed | Nov 21, 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 | Nov 21, 2033 | High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2014 Reel 32536, frame 335 | Osterwalder, Neil; Chigurupati, Sambasiva Rao; Bhandari, Pratik N. | S&P Ingredient Development, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 17, 2016 Reel 38135, frame 942 | S & P Ingredient Development, LLC | Comerica Bank | Security Interest |
| Apr 30, 2021 Reel 56096, frame 81 | S & P Ingredient Development, LLC | Proterra Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| May 4, 2021 Reel 56129, frame 794 | Comerica Bank | S & P Ingredient Development, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| May 27, 2022 Reel 60204, frame 584 | S & P Ingredient Development, LLC | BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jun 2, 2022 Reel 60088, frame 345 | Proterra Finance LLC, as Collateral Agent | S & P Ingredient Development, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2033
Term ends Nov 21, 2033.
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
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