Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 29, 2026 (Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC).
Term ends Nov 13, 2035 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 13, 2035
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Scale Computing, Inc.
Filed Sep 20, 2018 as application 16/137,334 · Granted Nov 3, 2020
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2015
2035
Clock starts
Nov 13, 2015
Nov 13, 2015
Term ends
Nov 13, 2035
Nov 13, 2035
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Nov 3, 2020
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.
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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.
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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. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 13, 2015, when application 14/941,350, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 20, 2018); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Nov 13, 2035 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium 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 | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 13, 2035 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 14/941,350 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 10,826,792 | this patent Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
| US 11,588,707 | In force Nov 2035 | Nov 2035 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2018 Reel 46932, frame 329 | Lloyd, Timothy F.; Preston, Mindy C.; Baxter, Margo A.; Stewart, Brett B. | Acumera, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 5, 2021 Reel 57705, frame 83 | Acumera, Inc. | 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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Nov 2035
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