Collateral for a security interest recorded Jan 29, 2026 (Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC).
Term ends Nov 25, 2034 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 25, 2034
Held by Scale Computing, Inc.
Filed Feb 5, 2018 as application 15/889,197 · Granted Jun 2, 2026
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2014
2034
Clock starts
Nov 25, 2014
Nov 25, 2014
Term ends
Nov 25, 2034
Nov 25, 2034
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
base term
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.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,928,092, to Nov 25, 2034. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
0 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
2
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 resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 0 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. 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 25, 2014, when application 14/554,008, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 5, 2018) | Nov 25, 2034 | 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 resolved from the filed document (refs US 9,928,092) | resolves to Nov 25, 2034, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 2 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 25, 2034 | High confidence |
This family
| US 9,928,092 | In force (reinstated) Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
| US 12,645,476 | this patent Nov 2034 | Nov 2034 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2018 Reel 46212, frame 831 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Bet Associates III, LLC | Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2019 Reel 48745, frame 653 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Runway Growth Credit Fund Inc. | Security Interest |
| Mar 29, 2019 Reel 48746, frame 597 | Bet Associates III, LLC | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 10, 2020 Reel 54611, frame 589 | Runway Growth Credit Fund Inc., as Agent | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 11, 2020 Reel 54619, frame 802 | Runway Growth Credit Fund Inc. | Scale Computing, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 28, 2025 Reel 72695, frame 834 | Scale Computing, Inc. | Acumera Scale, LLC | Merger |
| Aug 28, 2025 Reel 72699, frame 326 | Acumera Scale, LLC | Scale Computing, LLC | Change of Name |
| Sep 9, 2025 Reel 72864, frame 595 | Scale Computing, LLC | Scale Computing, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 29, 2026 Reel 73633, frame 710 | Scale Computing, LLC | Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2034
Term ends Nov 25, 2034. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 9,928,092, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
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