Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 29, 2026 (Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC).
Term ends Aug 19, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Aug 19, 2029
Held by Scale Computing, Inc.
Filed Aug 13, 2012 as application 13/584,313 · Granted May 26, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
Aug 19, 2009
Aug 19, 2009
Term ends
Aug 19, 2029
Aug 19, 2029
Granted
May 26, 2015
May 26, 2015
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.
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.
3
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Aug 19, 2009, when application 12/543,860, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 13, 2012) | Aug 19, 2029 | 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 | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Aug 19, 2029 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,261,342 | In force Oct 2030 | Oct 2030 |
| US 9,043,897 | this patent Aug 2029 | Aug 2029 |
| US 8,949,969 | In force Aug 2029 | Aug 2029 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 Reel 59324, frame 247 | Newman, Richard | Reliant Info Security, Inc., D/B/A Reliant Security | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 21, 2022 Reel 59325, frame 73 | Reliant Info Security, Inc. | Acumera Reliant, Inc. | Merger |
| Jun 8, 2022 Reel 60136, frame 799 | Acumera Reliant, Inc. | Acumera, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 4, 2022 Reel 60716, frame 759 | Acumera, Inc.; Netsurion Wan US LLC | Capital Finance Administration, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 9, 2023 Reel 63909, frame 794 | Capital Finance Administration, LLC | Acumera, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 9, 2023 Reel 63912, frame 619 | Acumera, Inc. | Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jul 2, 2024 Reel 67896, frame 535 | Alter Domus (US) LLC | Acumera, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 9, 2025 Reel 73133, frame 138 | Acumera, Inc. | Scale Computing, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Jan 29, 2026 Reel 73633, frame 710 | Scale Computing, LLC | Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC | Security Interest |
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Aug 2029
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