Maintenance fees coming due
26 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 15, 2026, the next on Nov 23, 2026. Unpaid by May 24, 2027, that one lapses early.
A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5
and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the
six month grace period that follows.
| Patent | Title | Holder | Status | Fee due | Lapses if unpaid | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 11,656,764 | Removable Media Based Object Store In force Fee due Nov 23, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 24, 2027 · Medium confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Nov 23, 2026 | May 24, 2027 | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,656,767 | Nonvolatile Storage Device with Volatile Memory In force Fee due Nov 23, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 24, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Nov 23, 2026 | May 24, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,657,849 | Reduced Form Factor, High-Density, Front-Access Only Automated Tape Library In force Fee due Nov 23, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 24, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Nov 23, 2026 | May 24, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,662,914 | Real-Time Library-Based in Situ Drive Test, Drive Head Status Detection, Cleaning Verification and Tracking In force Fee due Nov 30, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 1, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Nov 30, 2026 | Jun 1, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,664,052 | System and Method for Cleaning Advanced Lto Tape Systems In force Fee due Nov 30, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 1, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Nov 30, 2026 | Jun 1, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,676,635 | Large Form Factor Extended Tape Path Magnetic Tape Storage Device In force Fee due Dec 13, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 14, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Dec 13, 2026 | Jun 14, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,681,590 | File Level Recovery Using Virtual Machine Image Level Backup with Selective Compression In force Fee due Dec 20, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 21, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Dec 20, 2026 | Jun 21, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,688,426 | Partitioned Data-Based TDS Compensation Using Joint Temporary Encoding and Environmental Controls In force Fee due Dec 27, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 28, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Dec 27, 2026 | Jun 28, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,689,818 | System and Method for Evaluating the Internal State of a Media Library In force Fee due Dec 27, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 28, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Dec 27, 2026 | Jun 28, 2027 | High confidence | |
| US 11,722,158 | Cloud-Based Solid State Device (SSD) with Dynamically Variable Error Correcting Code (ECC) System In force Fee due Feb 8, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 9, 2027 · High confidence | Quantum Corporation | In force | Feb 8, 2027 | Aug 9, 2027 | High confidence | |
| 16 more maintenance fees coming due in the 12 months from Nov 15, 2026 · Pro | |||||||
10 of 26 patents shown. Soonest fee due date first, then patent number.
Pro members see every patent with a maintenance fee coming due: number, title, status, the due date, and the date it lapses if the fee goes unpaid through the grace period.
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