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US 12,679,785 · Confirmation No. 2242

Microbe-Based Products for Enhancing Plant Root and Immune Health

Inventors: Paul S. ZORNER, Sean FARMER, Ken ALIBEK, Samal IBRAGIMOVA

Applicant: Locus Solutions IPCo, LLC

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Inventors

Paul S. ZORNER Encinitas, CA

Sean FARMER Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Ken ALIBEK Solon, OH

Samal IBRAGIMOVA Solon, OH

Attorneys & Agents of Record

PHILIP WDOWIAK Reg. 80140 Agent · BENESCH

MIRCEA TIPESCU Reg. 53690 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

MANISH MEHTA Reg. 64570 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

ALISHA CONTRACTOR Reg. 82152 Agent · BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

DEBRA SHOEMAKER Reg. 47941 Agent · BENESCH ATTORNEYS AT LAW

RACHIT PARIKH Reg. 81265 Attorney · BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF

ERIC KRISCHKE Reg. 42769 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN AND ARONOFF

DAVIS CHIN Reg. 61668 Attorney · BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

WILLIAM CASSIN Reg. 65192 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

CATHERINE GROTE Reg. 83405 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

MICHAEL WEINSTEIN Reg. 62446 Attorney · BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF

SAMUEL RUGGIO Reg. 74543 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

CHIA YUN CHOU Reg. 75756 Agent · BENESCH

KALPESH SHAH Reg. 48387 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

DAVID BLUESTONE Reg. 44542 Attorney · BARACK FERRAZZANO KIRSCHBAUM & NAGELBERG

ANDREW STOVER Reg. 38629 Attorney · BENESCH

CHARANJIT BRAHMA Reg. 46574 Attorney · GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

LILY HO Reg. 83760 Attorney · BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP

Classification

USPC 504/117

A01N63/22 C05F11/08 C09K17/14 A01N63/38 A01N63/20 C05G5/27 A01N63/00 C05F11/00 C09K2101/00 A01N25/04 C05F11/02 A01N25/12

Prosecution

Examiner: PIPIC, ALMA
Art Unit: 1617
Customer No.: 21130
Docket No.: 77859-00018
Confirmation No.: 2242

Publication

Pub. No.: US20220363607A1
Pub. Date: 2022-11-17

Patent Term Adjustment

-53days

Parent is a Continuation of

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App. 16/461,295 · US 11,447,430

Filed 2019-05-15 · Patented Case

Parent PCT is a National Stage Entry of

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PCT/US2019/031308

Filed 2019-05-08 · Patented Case

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 62/668,316

Filed 2018-05-08 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 62/719,758

Filed 2018-08-20 · Provisional Application Expired

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069333/0911 →

LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC

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065836/0868 →

LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2023-11-17

065615/0849 →

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

from ARCTIVA WELLNESS, LLC, LOCUS AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, LOCUS AGRICULTURE HOLDING, LLC, LOCUS AGRICULTURE IP COMPANY, LLC, LOCUS BIO-ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC, LOCUS CONSUMER BRANDS HOLDING, LLC, LOCUS IP COMPANY, LLC, LOCUS MANAGEMENT GP, INC., LOCUS MANAGEMENT, LLC, LOCUS OIL HOLDING, LLC, LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC, LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC, LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPHOLDCO, LLC, LOCUS SOLUTIONS, LLC

SECURITY INTEREST Recorded 2022-12-07

062079/0829 →

LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2022-11-18

061964/0927 →

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