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Method and System for Accelerating Storage of Data in Write-Intensive Computer Applications

US 11,614,887 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 10, 2026 (Acquiom Agency Services LLC).

Term ends Jun 25, 2040 · High confidence

Filed Apr 26, 2022 as application 17/729,218 · Granted Mar 28, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2020 2040
Clock starts
Jun 25, 2020
Term ends
Jun 25, 2040
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
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.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jun 25, 2020, when application 16/911,905, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 26, 2022)Jun 25, 2040High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJun 25, 2040High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 26, 2022
Reel 59732, frame 596
Li, Guofeng; Jinks, Ken; Dowse, Ian; Peixoto, Alex Caldas; Korta, FranciszekCorvil LimitedAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 7, 2023
Reel 62614, frame 207
Pico Quantitative Trading LLC; Spryware, LLC; Corvil Limited; Corvil, Inc.; Pico Quantitative Trading Holdings LLCWestern Alliance BankSecurity Interest
Jan 29, 2024
Reel 66283, frame 698
Western Alliance BankPico Quantitative Trading LLC; Spryware, LLC; Corvil Limited; Corvil, Inc.; Pico Quantitative Trading Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 29, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Western Alliance BankPico Quantitative Trading LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 29, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Western Alliance BankSpryware, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jan 29, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Western Alliance BankCorvil LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Jan 29, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Western Alliance BankCorvil, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jan 29, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Western Alliance BankPico Quantitative Trading Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interest
Dec 13, 2024
Reel 69632, frame 457
Corvil LimitedObsidian Agency Services, Inc.Security Interest
Jul 10, 2026
Reel 75237, frame 803
Obsidian Agency Services, Inc., as Collateral AgentCorvil LimitedRelease of Security Interest
Jul 10, 2026
Reel 75239, frame 94
Corvil LimitedAcquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

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