Term ended Mar 2, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Mar 31, 2024
Held by Vmware LLC
Filed Sep 27, 2006 as application 11/527,992 · Granted Apr 20, 2010
Base term plus 701 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Mar 2, 2026
2004
2026
Clock starts
Mar 31, 2004
Mar 31, 2004
Term ended
Mar 2, 2026
Mar 2, 2026
Granted
Apr 20, 2010
Apr 20, 2010
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
701
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 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 runs 701 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. 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 Mar 31, 2004, when application 10/813,842, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 27, 2006) | Mar 31, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +701 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 2, 2026 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 2, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,930,158 | Term ended Nov 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Application 11/325,108 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 7,519,504 | Term ended Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| US 7,702,496 | this patent Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| US 7,930,159 | In force no later than Nov 2026 | no later than Nov 2026 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 70 recorded documents are shown; the 30 earliest are not. 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 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Systems Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | FORCE10 Networks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Maginatics LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Mozy, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Spanning Cloud Apps LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 6, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 12, 2018 Reel 46858, frame 845 | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Vmware, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 21, 2019 Reel 49452, frame 223 | Credant Technologies, Inc.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Marketing L.P.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell USA L.P.; EMC Corporation; FORCE10 Networks, Inc.; Wyse Technology L.L.C.; EMC IP Holding Company LLC | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Security Agreement |
| Nov 3, 2021 Reel 58216, frame 1 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Asap Software Express, Inc.; Aventail LLC; Credant Technologies, Inc.; Dell USA L.P.; Dell International, L.l.c.; Dell Marketing L.P.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Software Inc.; Dell Systems Corporation; EMC Corporation; EMC IP Holding Company LLC; FORCE10 Networks, Inc.; Maginatics LLC; Mozy, Inc.; Scaleio LLC; Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Asap Software Express, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Credant Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell USA L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell International, L.l.c. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Marketing L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Systems Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | EMC Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | FORCE10 Networks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Maginatics LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Mozy, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 3, 2021 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| May 20, 2022 Reel 61753, frame 1 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to Asap Software Express, Inc.); Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.); Dell USA L.P.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.); EMC Corporation (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Maginatics LLC); EMC IP Holding Company LLC (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Mozy, Inc.); Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to Asap Software Express, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing L.P. (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Credant Technologies, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell USA L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell International L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing Corporation (Successor-in-Interest to FORCE10 Networks, Inc. and Wyse Technology L.L.C.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC Corporation (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Maginatics LLC) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | EMC IP Holding Company LLC (on Behalf of Itself and as Successor-in-Interest to Mozy, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| May 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Scaleio LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (045455/0001) |
| Apr 15, 2024 Reel 67102, frame 242 | Vmware, Inc. | Vmware LLC | Change of Name |
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Citations
2
later US patents cite this one
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