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Storage System with Multicast Dma and Unified Address Space

US 8,554,963 in-force Emc IP Holding Company LLC · Filed Mar 23, 2012 · Granted Oct 8, 2013

Also listed on DSSD, Inc., which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Mar 23, 2032

Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Today
20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional
Expires Mar 2032
2012 2032
Clock starts
Mar 23, 2012
Granted
Oct 8, 2013
Term ends
Mar 23, 2032
base term fee events Computed Sep 1, 2026 · countdowns run from that date · how we know
0
Days of PTA
1
Applications in this family

This patent's term is the statutory base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are paid, so nothing but the term itself will end it. Confidence: High. from the record

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20y-from-earliest-nonprovisionalClock starts Mar 23, 2012Mar 23, 2032High
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidin-forceHigh
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderMar 23, 2032High

The computation, verbatim

base=20y-from-earliest-nonprovisional: 2012-03-23+20y | =2032-03-23 | PTA+0d=2032-03-23 | PTE:none | TD:none | paid 4yr@2017-04-10,8yr@2021-03-24,12yr@2025-03-20 | status=in-force@2032-03-23

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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Mar 26, 2012
reel/frame not recorded
Bonwick, Jeffrey S.; Moore, William H.; Shapiro, Michael W.DSSD, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 10, 2016
reel/frame not recorded
DSSD, Inc.Emc CorporationMerger
Sep 21, 2016
Reel 40134, frame 1
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; Spanning Cloud Apps LLC; Wyse Technology L.L.C.Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 21, 2016
Reel 40136, frame 1
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; Spanning Cloud Apps LLC; Wyse Technology L.L.C.The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 21, 2016
reel/frame not recorded
Asap Software Express, Inc.; Aventail LLC; Credant Technologies, Inc.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Marketing L.P.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Software Inc.; Dell Systems Corporation; Dell USA L.P.; Emc Corporation; Emc IP Holding Company LLC; FORCE10 Networks, Inc.; Maginatics LLC; Mozy, Inc.; Scaleio LLC; Spanning Cloud Apps LLC; Wyse Technology L.L.C.Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 21, 2016
reel/frame not recorded
Asap Software Express, Inc.; Aventail LLC; Credant Technologies, Inc.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Marketing L.P.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Software Inc.; Dell Systems Corporation; Dell USA L.P.; Emc Corporation; Emc IP Holding Company LLC; FORCE10 Networks, Inc.; Maginatics LLC; Mozy, Inc.; Scaleio LLC; Spanning Cloud Apps LLC; Wyse Technology L.L.C.The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Agreement
Sep 29, 2016
Reel 40203, frame 1
Emc CorporationEmc IP Holding Company LLCAssignment 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 LLCThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.Security Agreement
Mar 21, 2019
reel/frame not recorded
Credant Technologies, Inc.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Marketing L.P.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell USA L.P.; Emc Corporation; Emc IP Holding Company LLC; FORCE10 Networks, Inc.; Wyse Technology L.L.C.The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.Security Agreement
Apr 22, 2020
Reel 53546, frame 1
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 LLCThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.Security Agreement
Apr 22, 2020
reel/frame not recorded
Credant Technologies Inc.; Dell International L.L.C.; Dell Marketing L.P.; Dell Products L.P.; Dell USA L.P.; Emc Corporation; Emc IP Holding Company LLC; FORCE10 Networks, Inc.; Wyse Technology L.L.C.The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.Security Agreement
Nov 3, 2021
Reel 58216, frame 1
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands BranchAsap 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
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