Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 29, 2026 (Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC).
Term ends Jan 19, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 30, 2026
Held by Scale Computing, Inc.
Filed Oct 30, 2006 as application 11/554,261 · Granted May 25, 2010
Base term plus 812 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2029
Clock starts
Oct 30, 2006
Oct 30, 2006
Term ends
Jan 19, 2029
Jan 19, 2029
Granted
May 25, 2010
May 25, 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
812
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.
This patent's term runs 812 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 Oct 30, 2006, when this application, 11/554,261, was filed | Oct 30, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +812 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jan 19, 2029 | 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 | Jan 19, 2029 | High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2006 Reel 18453, frame 208 | Stewart, Brett B.; Heinen, Dirk D. | Acumera, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 4, 2014 Reel 33464, frame 182 | Acumera, Inc. | Comerica Bank, a Texas Banking Association | Security Interest |
| Apr 22, 2018 Reel 45605, frame 566 | Comerica Bank | Acumera, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2021 Reel 57705, frame 83 | Acumera, Inc. | Capital Finance Administration, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 9, 2023 Reel 63909, frame 794 | Capital Finance Administration, LLC | Acumera, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 9, 2023 Reel 63912, frame 619 | Acumera, Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 2, 2024 Reel 67896, frame 535 | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Acumera, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 9, 2025 Reel 73133, frame 138 | Acumera, Inc. | Scale Computing, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 29, 2026 Reel 73633, frame 710 | Scale Computing, LLC | Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
Jan 2029
Term ends Jan 19, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 812 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
16
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median 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
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.