Seven patents currently held, every record listed here
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Oct 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2029
Next term end
6
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2014 to 2032.
US 8,843,710
Method and Device for Maintaining Data in a Data Storage System Comprising a Plurality of Data Storage Nodes
Sep 2, 2031
US 9,021,053
Method And Device For Writing Data To A Data Storage System Comprising A Plurality Of Data Storage Nodes
Nov 19, 2031
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Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2029 · High confidence
Method for Data Retrieval from a Distributed Data Storage System
US 10,579,615
Cited by 322 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Method And Device For Writing Data To A Data Storage System Comprising A Plurality Of Data Storage Nodes
US 9,021,053
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 714 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Priority Replication
US 9,026,559
Cited by 26 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2029. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 1 fee due Apr 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Data Maintenance (US 10,430,443) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Data Retrieval from a Distributed Data Storage System (US 10,579,615) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Distributed Data Storage (US 10,650,022) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 6 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Priority Replication | 2 in force | to Oct 2029 |
| Method for Data Retrieval from a Distributed Data Storage System | 1 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Method and Device for Maintaining Data in a Data Storage System Comprising a Plurality of Data Storage Nodes | 1 in force | to Sep 2031 |
| Method for Data Maintenance | 1 in force | to Sep 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 7 of 7
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,026,559 | Priority Replication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,650,022 | Distributed Data Storage In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,843,710 | Method and Device for Maintaining Data in a Data Storage System Comprising a Plurality of Data Storage Nodes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,430,443 | Method for Data Maintenance In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,997,124 | Method for Updating Data in a Distributed Data Storage System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,021,053 | Method And Device For Writing Data To A Data Storage System Comprising A Plurality Of Data Storage Nodes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,579,615 | Method for Data Retrieval from a Distributed Data Storage System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 7: 12 patents ended · 1 application abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.