Also listed on Actifio, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Lapsed Sep 23, 2026 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 16, 2030
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Google LLC
Filed Nov 16, 2010 as application 12/947,375 · Granted Sep 23, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Sep 23, 2026
2010
2030
Clock starts
Nov 16, 2010
Nov 16, 2010
No longer in force
Sep 23, 2026
Sep 23, 2026
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Sep 23, 2014
Term would have run to
Nov 16, 2030
Nov 16, 2030
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,396,905, to Nov 16, 2030. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
15
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 Nov 16, 2030: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 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 Nov 16, 2010, when this application, 12/947,375, was filed | Nov 16, 2030 | 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 resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,396,905) | resolves to Nov 16, 2030, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Sep 23, 2026 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Sep 23, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,788,769 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| US 9,858,155 | In force Nov 2030 | Nov 2030 |
| US 8,417,674 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| US 8,299,944 | In force Nov 2030 | Nov 2030 |
| US 8,843,489 | this patent Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| US 8,396,905 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 8,402,004 | Lapsed on the fee record Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| US 8,904,126 | In force Apr 2031 | Apr 2031 |
8 of 15 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2011 Reel 25620, frame 468 | Provenzano, Christopher A. | Actifio, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 14, 2015 Reel 36106, frame 4 | Actifio, Inc. | Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 16, 2015 Reel 36113, frame 970 | Actifio, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Agreement |
| May 5, 2017 Reel 42415, frame 317 | Silicon Valley Bank | Actifio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 5, 2017 Reel 42415, frame 395 | Hercules Capital, Inc. (Formerly Known as Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.) | Actifio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 3, 2018 Reel 46702, frame 543 | Actifio, Inc. | Crestline Direct Finance, L.P., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Sole Lead Arranger | Security Interest |
| May 29, 2020 Reel 53483, frame 84 | Crestline Direct Finance, L.P., as Collateral Agent | Actifio, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Mar 26, 2021 Reel 56911, frame 517 | Actifio, Inc. | Google LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,396,905, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
111
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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