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Failure Handling Using Overlay Objects on a File System Using Object Based Storage Devices

US 7,941,697 In force
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded May 4, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).

Term ends Sep 10, 2029 · High confidence

Filed Dec 30, 2008 as application 12/346,374 · Granted May 10, 2011
Base term plus 254 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2008 2029
Clock starts
Dec 30, 2008
Term ends
Sep 10, 2029
Granted
May 10, 2011
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
254
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 254 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Dec 30, 2008, when this application, 12/346,374, was filedDec 30, 2028High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+254 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordSep 10, 2029High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderSep 10, 2029High 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Dec 30, 2008
Reel 22041, frame 11
Mathew, George; Harmer, Craig K.; Rajan, BasantSymantec CorporationAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 4, 2016
Reel 37697, frame 412
Symantec CorporationVeritas US IP Holdings LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Feb 23, 2016
Reel 37891, frame 1
Veritas US IP Holdings LLCBank of America, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Feb 23, 2016
Reel 37891, frame 726
Veritas US IP Holdings LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Apr 18, 2016
Reel 38455, frame 752
Veritas US IP Holdings LLC; Veritas Technologies LLCVeritas Technologies LLCMerger and Change of Name
Aug 20, 2020
Reel 54370, frame 134
Veritas Technologies LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 30, 2020
Reel 54535, frame 814
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentVeritas US IP Holdings, LLCTermination and Release of Security in Patents at R/F 037891/0726
Nov 25, 2024
Reel 69440, frame 84
Bank of America, N.A., as AssignorAcquiom Agency Services LLC, as AssigneeAssignment of Security Interest in Patent Collateral
Dec 13, 2024
Reel 69634, frame 584
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentVeritas Technologies LLCRelease of Security Interest
Dec 16, 2024
Reel 69712, frame 90
Acquiom Agency Services LLC, as Collateral AgentVeritas Technologies LLC (F/K/A Veritas US IP Holdings LLC)Release of Security Interest
May 4, 2026
Reel 75521, frame 417
Cohesity, Inc.Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Patent Security Agreement Supplement

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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