Lapsed May 8, 2024 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 21, 2025
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by EMC IP Holding Company LLC
Filed Dec 10, 2010 as application 12/965,748 · Granted May 8, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed May 8, 2024
2005
2026
Clock starts
Oct 21, 2005
Oct 21, 2005
No longer in force
May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024
Granted
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012
Term would have run to
Oct 21, 2025
Oct 21, 2025
base term
after the term ends
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
2
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Oct 21, 2025: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 21, 2005, when application 11/255,337, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Dec 10, 2010) | Oct 21, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed May 8, 2024 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 8, 2024 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,917,474 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 8,176,013 | this patent May 2024 | May 2024 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 54 recorded documents are shown; the 14 earliest are not. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell International, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Marketing L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Systems Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | EMC Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | FORCE10 Networks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Maginatics LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Mozy, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 26, 2022 Reel 61324, frame 1 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to Asap Software Express, Inc.); Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.); Dell USA L.P.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.); EMC Corporation (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Maginatics LLC); EMC IP Holding Company LLC (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Mozy, Inc.); Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to Asap Software Express, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell USA L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell International L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC Corporation (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Maginatics LLC) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC IP Holding Company LLC (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Mozy, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| Apr 26, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040136/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 Reel 61753, frame 1 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to Asap Software Express, Inc.); Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.); Dell USA L.P.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.); EMC Corporation (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Maginatics LLC); EMC IP Holding Company LLC (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Mozy, Inc.); Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to Asap Software Express, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell USA L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell International L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC Corporation (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Maginatics LLC) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC IP Holding Company LLC (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Mozy, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 Reel 71642, frame 1 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.); Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell USA L.P.; EMC Corporation; Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.); EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell International L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell USA L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC Corporation | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
| Jun 23, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (053546/0001) |
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Citations
26
later US patents cite this one
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