Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 30, 2025 (UBS AG, Stamford Branch).
Term ends Feb 3, 2036 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 10, 2035
Held by Sonicwall US Holdings Inc.
Filed Dec 10, 2015 as application 14/965,866 · Granted Jan 2, 2018
Base term plus 55 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2015
2036
Clock starts
Dec 10, 2015
Dec 10, 2015
Term ends
Feb 3, 2036
Feb 3, 2036
Granted
Jan 2, 2018
Jan 2, 2018
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
55
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
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.
6
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 runs 55 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Dec 10, 2015, when this application, 14/965,866, was filed | Dec 10, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +55 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 3, 2036 | 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 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Feb 3, 2036 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,860,259 | this patent Feb 2036 | Feb 2036 |
| US 10,630,697 | In force Dec 2035 | Dec 2035 |
| US 11,005,858 | In force Dec 2035 | Dec 2035 |
| US 11,695,784 | In force Dec 2035 | Dec 2035 |
| US 12,095,779 | In force no later than Dec 2035 | no later than Dec 2035 |
| US 12,712,888 | In force Apr 2036 | Apr 2036 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2015 Reel 37379, frame 237 | Ling, Hui; Yu, Cuiping; Chen, Zhong | Dell Software Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 18, 2016 Reel 37847, frame 843 | Dell Software Inc.; Dell Products L.P.; Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Supplement to Patent Security Agreement (ABL) |
| Feb 18, 2016 Reel 37848, frame 1 | Dell Software Inc.; Dell Products L.P.; Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Supplement to Patent Security Agreement (TERM Loan) |
| Feb 18, 2016 Reel 37848, frame 210 | Dell Software Inc.; Dell Products L.P.; Wyse Technology L.L.C. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Supplement to Patent Security Agreement (NOTES) |
| Sep 13, 2016 Reel 40017, frame 366 | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Dell Software Inc.; Dell Products L.P.; Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Reel 037847 Frame 0843 (ABL) |
| Sep 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Reel 037847 Frame 0843 (ABL) |
| Sep 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Reel 037847 Frame 0843 (ABL) |
| Sep 13, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Reel 037847 Frame 0843 (ABL) |
| Sep 14, 2016 Reel 40028, frame 152 | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Software Inc.; Dell Products L.P.; Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0001 (TL) |
| Sep 14, 2016 Reel 40030, frame 187 | Aventail LLC; Dell Products, L.p.; Dell Software Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Sep 14, 2016 Reel 40031, frame 725 | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Software Inc.; Dell Products L.P.; Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0210 (NOTE) |
| Sep 14, 2016 Reel 40039, frame 642 | Aventail LLC; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Software Inc. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0001 (TL) |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0001 (TL) |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0001 (TL) |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0210 (NOTE) |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0210 (NOTE) |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Reel 037848 Frame 0210 (NOTE) |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40521, frame 16 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Aventail LLC; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40521, frame 467 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC; Dell Products, L.p.; Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Aventail LLC | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Products, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 9, 2016 Reel 40581, frame 850 | Dell Software Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 10, 2016 Reel 40587, frame 624 | Dell Software Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 28, 2017 Reel 44811, frame 598 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.); Aventail LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 040587 Frame: 0624. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Nov 28, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.) | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 040587 Frame: 0624. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Nov 28, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 040587 Frame: 0624. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Apr 3, 2018 Reel 45828, frame 650 | Quest Software Inc. | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 3, 2018 Reel 45830, frame 265 | Dell Software Inc. | Quest Software Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 22, 2018 Reel 46211, frame 735 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.); Aventail LLC | Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 040581/0850 |
| May 22, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.) | Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 040581/0850 |
| May 22, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Aventail LLC | Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 040581/0850 |
| May 9, 2022 Reel 59912, frame 97 | Quest Software Inc. | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 30, 2025 Reel 71777, frame 641 | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien IP Supplement |
| Jul 9, 2026 Reel 75961, frame 907 | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc.; Sonicwall Inc.; Banyan Security, Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch | Security Interest |
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Feb 2036
Term ends Feb 3, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 55 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
16
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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