Term ends no later than May 2, 2029 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends May 2, 2029
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 Kyndryl, Inc.
Filed Jun 24, 2013 as application 13/925,478 · Granted Jun 9, 2015
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2009
2029
Clock starts
May 2, 2009
May 2, 2009
Ends no later than
May 2, 2029
May 2, 2029
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Jun 9, 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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
5
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. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 May 2, 2009, when application 12/434,620, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 24, 2013) | May 2, 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 | 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than May 2, 2029 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,473,594 | In force Jul 2030 | Jul 2030 |
| US 8,473,627 | In force May 2029 | May 2029 |
| US 8,635,351 | In force May 2029 | May 2029 |
| US 9,063,763 | In force no later than May 2029 | no later than May 2029 |
| US 9,052,933 | this patent no later than May 2029 | no later than May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2020 Reel 52628, frame 264 | Skytap, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Dec 16, 2022 Reel 62128, frame 545 | Skytap, Inc. | Vistara Technology Growth Fund (Canada) IV LP | Security Interest |
| Aug 23, 2023 Reel 64671, frame 54 | Skytap, Inc. | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Security Interest |
| May 6, 2024 Reel 67329, frame 154 | Vistara Technology Growth Fund (Canada) IV LP | Skytap, Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement Recorded at Reel 062128 Frame 0545 |
| May 6, 2024 Reel 67329, frame 274 | Silicon Valley Bank | Skytap, Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 6, 2024 Reel 67329, frame 295 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | Skytap, Inc. | Termination and Release of Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Mar 18, 2025 Reel 70545, frame 889 | Skytap, Inc. | Kyndryl, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2029
Term ends no later than May 2, 2029. Maintenance fees still 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 May 2, 2029. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
30
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 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.