Also listed on Venafi, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends no later than Jan 26, 2028 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Aug 13, 2024
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Cyberark Software, Inc.
Filed Aug 13, 2004 as application 10/918,755 · Granted Apr 13, 2010
Base term plus 1261 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2028
Clock starts
Aug 13, 2004
Aug 13, 2004
Ends no later than
Jan 26, 2028
Jan 26, 2028
Granted
Apr 13, 2010
Apr 13, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
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
1,261
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
This patent's term runs 1261 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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 Aug 13, 2004, when this application, 10/918,755, was filed | Aug 13, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1261 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 26, 2028 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Jan 26, 2028 | Medium confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2004 Reel 16080, frame 361 | Thornton, Russell S.; Hodson, Benjamin; Seegmiller, Jayson | Imcentric, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| May 12, 2005 Reel 16556, frame 52 | Thornton, Russell S.; Hodson, Benjamin; Seegmiller, Jayson | Imcentric, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 21, 2005 Reel 17111, frame 526 | Thornton, Russell S.; Hodson, Benjamin; Seegmiller, Jayson; Hollobon, Timothy | Venafi, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 15, 2011 Reel 26597, frame 819 | Venafi, Incorporated | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| Sep 6, 2013 Reel 31179, frame 777 | Imcentric, Inc. | Venafi, Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 8, 2014 Reel 32848, frame 48 | Venafi, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 8, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Venafi, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 8, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Venafi, Inc. | Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Security Interest |
| May 13, 2014 Reel 32875, frame 450 | Venafi, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Jun 29, 2017 Reel 43038, frame 218 | Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc.; Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. | Venafi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 21, 2017 Reel 43069, frame 191 | Venafi, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Dec 10, 2018 Reel 47722, frame 100 | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Venafi, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 4, 2021 Reel 54892, frame 430 | Venafi, Inc. | Truist Bank | Patent Security Agreement |
| Oct 1, 2024 Reel 69065, frame 950 | Truist Bank, As Administrative Agent | Venafi, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded at Reel 054892, Frame 0430 |
| Jan 8, 2026 Reel 73400, frame 651 | Venafi, Inc.; Venafi Buyer, LLC; Venafi Intermediate, LLC; Venafi Holdings, Inc. | Cyberark Software, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Jan 2028
Term ends no later than Jan 26, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 1261 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Jan 26, 2028. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
57
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.