Collateral for a security interest recorded Nov 14, 2024 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Oct 28, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 8, 2026
Filed May 8, 2006 as application 11/429,936 · Granted Jan 26, 2010
Base term plus 538 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2027
Clock starts
May 8, 2006
May 8, 2006
Term ends
Oct 28, 2027
Oct 28, 2027
Granted
Jan 26, 2010
Jan 26, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
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
538
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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.
4
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 538 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 May 8, 2006, when this application, 11/429,936, was filed | May 8, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +538 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Oct 28, 2027 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 28, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,653,778 | this patent Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| Application PCT/US2007/068490 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,122,185 | Term ended Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| US 8,312,207 | Term ended May 2026 | May 2026 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2006 Reel 18334, frame 199 | Merry, JR., David E.; Diggs, Mark S.; Drossel, Gary A. | Siliconsystems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 23, 2015 Reel 36872, frame 17 | Siliconsystems, Inc. | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 9, 2016 Reel 37936, frame 204 | Siliconsystems, Inc. | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 17, 2016 Reel 38744, frame 481 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| May 17, 2016 Reel 38744, frame 281 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 5, 2018 Reel 45501, frame 714 | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 8, 2022 Reel 58982, frame 556 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest at Reel 038744 Frame 0481 |
| Aug 21, 2023 Reel 64715, frame 1 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Patent Collateral Agreement - A&r Loan Agreement |
| Aug 21, 2023 Reel 67045, frame 156 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Patent Collateral Agreement - DDTL Loan Agreement |
| May 29, 2024 Reel 67567, frame 682 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | SanDisk Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 27, 2024 Reel 67982, frame 32 | SanDisk Technologies, Inc. | SanDisk Technologies, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Aug 23, 2024 Reel 68762, frame 494 | SanDisk Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Agent | Patent Collateral Agreement |
| Oct 11, 2024 Reel 69168, frame 273 | SanDisk Technologies, Inc. | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Nov 14, 2024 Reel 69411, frame 208 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement (SUPPLEMENTAL) |
Sources
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What's changing
Oct 2027
Term ends Oct 28, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 538 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
449
later US patents cite this one
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