27 patents currently held
1,238 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
253 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Oct 2027. from the record
Of the 1,238 now held by other companies, 830 name Cohesity Inc. as their current owner, and 408 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2027
Next term end
27
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Sep 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2029 · High confidence
Failure Handling Using Overlay Objects on a File System Using Object Based Storage Devices
US 7,941,697
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 685 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Dynamic Tagging of Network Data Based on Service Level Objectives
US 7,940,756
Cited by 62 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Method and Apparatus for Achieving High Availability for Applications and Optimizing Power Consumption Within a Datacenter
US 8,065,560
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 408 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Cohesity, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Jan 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 190 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Arctera US LLC
Also notable
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 19 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Cohesity, Inc.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 5 fees due Apr 13 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 13
- 5 fees due May 3 to 24, 2027 · next May 3
- 3 fees due Jun 15, 2027
Recent changes
- Oct 17Assignment recorded on 50 patents: Veritas Technologies LLC to Cohesity, Inc. Recorded Oct 17, 2026, executed Nov 19, 2025. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76442, frame 906.
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 16 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 27 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,940,756 | Dynamic Tagging of Network Data Based on Service Level Objectives In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,941,459 | Selectable Use of Single-Instance Store Backup Methodology in Combination with Other Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,082,230 | System and Method for Mounting a File System on Multiple Host Computers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,055,622 | Immutable Data Containers in Tiered Storage Hierarchies In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,051,246 | Method and Apparatus for Utilizing a Semiconductor Memory of a Node as a Disk Cache In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,060,703 | Techniques for Allocating/Reducing Storage Required for One or More Virtual Machines In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,060,481 | Time Indexed File System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,930,489 | Techniques for Optimizing Configuration Partitioning In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,941,697 | Failure Handling Using Overlay Objects on a File System Using Object Based Storage Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,065,560 | Method and Apparatus for Achieving High Availability for Applications and Optimizing Power Consumption Within a Datacenter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 27: 1,238 patents in force now held by others · 697 patents ended · 30 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.