Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 18, 2017 (Structured Alpha LP).
Term ends Nov 11, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Feb 12, 2027
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Avalanche Technology, Inc.
Filed Jul 12, 2007 as application 11/776,692 · Granted Nov 22, 2011
Base term plus 272 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Feb 12, 2007
Feb 12, 2007
Term ends
Nov 11, 2027
Nov 11, 2027
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Nov 22, 2011
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
272
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.
121
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 272 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. 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 Feb 12, 2007, when application 11/674,124, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 12, 2007); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Feb 12, 2027 | 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 | +272 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 11, 2027 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 11, 2027 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 8,084,835 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 8,058,696 | In force Feb 2027 | Feb 2027 |
| US 8,183,652 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| Application 11/740,861 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 8,063,459 | this patent Nov 2027 | Nov 2027 |
| US 8,018,011 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| Application 11/866,830 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 7,732,881 | In force Jul 2028 | Jul 2028 |
8 of 121 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2007 Reel 19548, frame 48 | Ranjan, Rajiv Yadav; Keshtbod, Parviz; Malmhall, Roger Klas | Yadav Technology | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 11, 2008 Reel 20792, frame 860 | Yadav Technology, Inc. | Thomvest Seed Capital Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 20, 2010 Reel 24258, frame 835 | Yadav Technology, Inc. | Avalanche Technology, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 23, 2015 Reel 36638, frame 594 | Thomvest Seed Capital Inc. | Avalanche Technology, Inc. (Formerly Yadav Technology, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 18, 2017 Reel 42273, frame 813 | Avalanche Technology, Inc. | Structured Alpha LP | Security Interest |
| Feb 13, 2020 Reel 51930, frame 396 | Avalanche Technology, Inc. | Structured Alpha LP | Security Interest |
| Jul 8, 2020 Reel 53156, frame 223 | Avalanche Technology, Inc. | Silicon Valley Bank | Security Interest |
| Apr 19, 2021 Reel 57217, frame 674 | Avalanche Technology, Inc. | Structured Alpha LP | Security Interest |
| Mar 18, 2022 Reel 59436, frame 203 | Avalanche Technology, Inc. | Structured Alpha LP | Security Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
Nov 2027
Term ends Nov 11, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 272 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
63
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.