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Method for Auto-Correction of Errors in a RAID Memory System

US 8,020,074 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jul 2, 2026 (Keybank National Association).

Term ends Jul 13, 2030 · High confidence

Filed Aug 24, 2007 as application 11/844,664 · Granted Sep 13, 2011
Base term plus 1054 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2030
Clock starts
Aug 24, 2007
Term ends
Jul 13, 2030
Granted
Sep 13, 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
1,054
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.
31
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 1054 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

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 24, 2007, when this application, 11/844,664, was filedAug 24, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1054 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordJul 13, 2030High 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 orderJul 13, 2030High confidence

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US 8,020,074this patent
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US 7,917,810In force
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US 7,877,626In force
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US 8,086,794In force
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US 8,719,520In force
Nov 2032
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US 8,560,772Lapsed on the fee record
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US 8,181,089In force
Aug 2027
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8 of 31 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Sep 17, 2007
Reel 19835, frame 909
Fernandes, Cedric T.; Manning, John Gordon; Piszczek, Michael J.; McBryde, Lee Douglas; Harker, William JosephDatadirect Networks, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 2, 2011
Reel 27316, frame 486
Datadirect Networks, Inc.East West BankSecurity Agreement
Jan 13, 2015
Reel 34693, frame 698
Datadirect Networks, Inc.Preferred Bank, As LenderSecurity Interest
Jan 16, 2015
Reel 34737, frame 643
East West BankDatadirect Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Oct 13, 2018
Reel 47228, frame 734
Datadirect Networks, Inc.Triplepoint Capital LLCSecurity Interest
Apr 21, 2026
Reel 75478, frame 178
Triplepoint Capital LLCDatadirect Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 12, 2026
Reel 75737, frame 508
Triplepoint Capital LLCDatadirect Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 15, 2026
Reel 74955, frame 540
Preferred BankDatadirect Networks, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jul 2, 2026
Reel 75892, frame 63
Datadirect Networks, Inc.Keybank National Association, As Administrative AgentSecurity Interest

Sources

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