Collateral for a security interest recorded Sep 30, 2024 (Ares Capital Corporation).
Term ends no later than Sep 28, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Sep 28, 2027
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Black Duck Software, Inc.
Filed Nov 30, 2011 as application 13/307,382 · Granted Dec 31, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Sep 28, 2007
Sep 28, 2007
Ends no later than
Sep 28, 2027
Sep 28, 2027
Granted
Dec 31, 2013
Dec 31, 2013
base term
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
2
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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 Sep 28, 2007, when application 11/864,736, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 30, 2011) | Sep 28, 2027 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium 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 | no later than Sep 28, 2027 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,087,088 | In force Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
| US 8,621,639 | this patent no later than Sep 2027 | no later than Sep 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2013 Reel 30527, frame 848 | Pennington, William; Grossman, Jeremiah; Stone, Robert; Pazirandeh, Siarnak | Whitehat Security, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Sep 29, 2015 Reel 36674, frame 320 | Whitehat Security, Inc. | Bridge Bank, National Association | Security Interest |
| Nov 23, 2016 Reel 40413, frame 127 | Whitehat Security, Inc. | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2022 Reel 60456, frame 685 | Western Alliance Bank as Successor in Interest to Bridge Bank, National Association | Whitehat Security, Inc. | Reassignment and Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 17, 2022 Reel 60242, frame 589 | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Whitehat Security, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2022 Reel 60829, frame 937 | Whitehat Security, Inc. | NTT Security Appsec Solutions Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jul 25, 2022 Reel 60884, frame 443 | NTT Security Appsec Solutions Inc. | Synopsys Software Integrity Solutions, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Aug 2, 2022 Reel 60698, frame 193 | Synopsys Software Integrity Solutions, Inc. | Synopsys, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 23, 2024 Reel 66664, frame 821 | Synopsys, Inc. | Software Integrity Group, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 30, 2024 Reel 68191, frame 490 | Software Integrity Group, Inc. | Black Duck Software, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 30, 2024 Reel 69083, frame 149 | Black Duck Software, Inc. | Ares Capital Corporation, As Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Sep 2027
Term ends no later than Sep 28, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Sep 28, 2027. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2013 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.