Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 29, 2026 (Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC).
Term ends May 9, 2031 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 17, 2031
Held by Scale Computing, Inc.
Filed Feb 17, 2011 as application 13/029,872 · Granted Jan 28, 2014
Base term plus 81 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2011
2031
Clock starts
Feb 17, 2011
Feb 17, 2011
Term ends
May 9, 2031
May 9, 2031
Granted
Jan 28, 2014
Jan 28, 2014
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
81
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 81 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.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Feb 17, 2011, when this application, 13/029,872, was filed | Feb 17, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +81 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 9, 2031 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 9, 2031 | High 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2011 Reel 25881, frame 911 | White, Philip | Scale Computing | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 18, 2017 Reel 41003, frame 765 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Pacific Western Bank | Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2017 Reel 43820, frame 802 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Bet Associates III, LLC | Security Agreement |
| Sep 13, 2017 Reel 43572, frame 750 | Pacific Western Bank | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2019 Reel 48747, frame 302 | Bet Associates III, LLC | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 11, 2020 Reel 54619, frame 825 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. | Security Interest |
| Feb 3, 2023 Reel 62586, frame 59 | Scale Computing, Inc. | North Haven Expansion Credit II LP | Security Interest |
| Feb 6, 2023 Reel 62603, frame 565 | Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund, L.P. | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 13, 2023 Reel 65213, frame 109 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Pacific Western Bank | Security Interest |
| Jul 31, 2025 Reel 71898, frame 667 | Banc of California (Formerly Known as Pacific Western Bank) | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 31, 2025 Reel 71901, frame 365 | MS Private Credit Administrative Services LLC as Agent | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2025 Reel 72034, frame 883 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Acumera Scale, LLC | Merger |
| Aug 28, 2025 Reel 72699, frame 326 | Acumera Scale, LLC | Scale Computing, LLC | Change of Name |
| Sep 9, 2025 Reel 72864, frame 595 | Scale Computing, LLC | Scale Computing, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 29, 2026 Reel 73633, frame 710 | Scale Computing, LLC | Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC | Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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What's changing
May 2031
Term ends May 9, 2031. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 81 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
9
later US patents cite this one
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How we rank
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