Collateral for a security interest recorded Aug 5, 2021 (Blue Torch Finance LLC).
Term ends Feb 15, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Jan 24, 2028
Held by Quantum Corporation
Filed Jun 6, 2011 as application 13/153,688 · Granted Dec 11, 2012
Base term plus 22 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2008
2028
Clock starts
Jan 24, 2008
Jan 24, 2008
Term ends
Feb 15, 2028
Feb 15, 2028
Granted
Dec 11, 2012
Dec 11, 2012
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
22
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,979,670, to Feb 15, 2028. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
7
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 22 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Jan 24, 2008, when application 12/019,527, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 6, 2011) | Jan 24, 2028 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +22 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 15, 2028 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,979,670) | resolves to Feb 15, 2028, no earlier than this term, so no change | 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 | Feb 15, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,979,670 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| US 8,332,616 | this patent Feb 2028 | Feb 2028 |
| US 9,047,305 | Lapsed on the fee record Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| US 9,875,271 | Lapsed on the fee record Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| US 9,886,470 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US 9,990,390 | In force Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 |
| Application 15/968,716 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2011 Reel 26393, frame 993 | Saliba, George; White, Theron | Quantum Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 31, 2012 Reel 27967, frame 914 | Quantum Corporation | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Oct 21, 2016 Reel 40451, frame 183 | Quantum Corporation | TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Oct 25, 2016 Reel 40473, frame 378 | Quantum Corporation | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Oct 25, 2016 Reel 40474, frame 79 | Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Agent | Quantum Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 27, 2018 Reel 47988, frame 642 | TCW Asset Management Company LLC, as Agent | Quantum Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 27, 2018 Reel 49153, frame 518 | Quantum Corporation, As Grantor; Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC, as Grantor | U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 8, 2019 Reel 48029, frame 525 | Quantum Corporation | Pnc Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2021 Reel 57107, frame 1 | Quantum Corporation; Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC | Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Aug 10, 2021 Reel 57142, frame 252 | U.S. Bank National Association | Quantum Corporation; Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association | Quantum Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 10, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank National Association | Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 24, 2025 Reel 71019, frame 850 | Blue Torch Finance LLC, as Agent for the Secured Parties | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Agent for the Secured Parties | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 19, 2025 Reel 72542, frame 594 | PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent | Quantum Corporation | Termination and Release of Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 48029/0525 |
| Oct 8, 2025 Reel 73061, frame 454 | PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent | Quantum Corporation | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement at Reel/Frame No. 40473/0378 |
| Dec 18, 2025 Reel 74024, frame 84 | Quantum Corporation | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Jul 3, 2026 Reel 75901, frame 285 | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Quantum Corporation; Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2026 Reel 76712, frame 936 | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Quantum Corporation; Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Quantum Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association | Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Quantum Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Quantum Lto Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2028
Term ends Feb 15, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 22 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,979,670, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
25
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. 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.