Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 30, 2025 (UBS AG, Stamford Branch).
Lapsed Nov 26, 2025 on the fee record · Low confidence
20-year base term ends Mar 15, 2030
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Quest Software Inc.
Filed May 22, 2012 as application 13/478,003 · Granted Nov 26, 2013
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Nov 26, 2025
2010
2030
Clock starts
Mar 15, 2010
Mar 15, 2010
No longer in force
Nov 26, 2025
Nov 26, 2025
Granted
Nov 26, 2013
Nov 26, 2013
Term would have run to
Mar 15, 2030
Mar 15, 2030
base term
after the term ends
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 8,189,608, to Mar 15, 2030. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 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.
Its term would have run to Mar 15, 2030: 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. Confidence: Low. 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 15, 2010, when application 12/724,363, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 22, 2012); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Mar 15, 2030 | 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 | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,189,608) | resolves to Mar 15, 2030, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Nov 26, 2025 | High confidence |
| Further caveats on record | The record names parents not resolved: 12724363 | Low confidence overall | Low confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 26, 2025 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 8,189,608 | In force Dec 2030 | Dec 2030 |
| US 8,594,109 | this patent Nov 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| US 8,908,706 | In force Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
| US 9,668,200 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2025 | May 2025 |
| US 10,123,257 | Grace period ended Mar 2030 | Mar 2030 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 78 recorded documents are shown; the 38 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 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | FORCE10 Networks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Perot Systems Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Secureworks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Marketing L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Asap Software Express, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Appassure Software, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Compellent Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Credant Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell USA L.P. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | FORCE10 Networks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Perot Systems Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Secureworks, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Sep 14, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Wyse Technology L.L.C. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40521, frame 16 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Aventail LLC; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 Reel 40521, frame 467 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC; Dell Products, L.p.; Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Aventail LLC | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Dell Products L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Certain Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040039/0642) |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Products, L.p. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 31, 2016 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Dell Software Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 9, 2016 Reel 40581, frame 850 | Dell Software Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Nov 10, 2016 Reel 40587, frame 624 | Dell Software Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jan 23, 2017 Reel 41073, frame 1 | Quest Software Inc. | Sonicwall US Holdings, Inc. | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Apr 5, 2017 Reel 42168, frame 114 | Quest Software Inc. | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Nature of Conveyance Previously Recorded at Reel: 041073 Frame: 0001. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Intellectual Property Assignment.. |
| Nov 28, 2017 Reel 44811, frame 598 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.); Aventail LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 040587 Frame: 0624. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Nov 28, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.) | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 040587 Frame: 0624. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Nov 28, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 040587 Frame: 0624. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Apr 30, 2018 Reel 46040, frame 277 | Dell Software Inc. | Quest Software Inc. | Change of Name |
| May 22, 2018 Reel 46211, frame 735 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.); Aventail LLC | Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 040581/0850 |
| May 22, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Quest Software Inc. (F/K/A Dell Software Inc.) | Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 040581/0850 |
| May 22, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Aventail LLC | Release of First Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at R/F 040581/0850 |
| Jun 7, 2018 Reel 46321, frame 393 | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Second Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 7, 2018 Reel 46321, frame 414 | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien Patent Security Agreement |
| Jun 16, 2025 Reel 71625, frame 887 | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | Release of Second Lien Security Interest in Patents Recorded at RF 046321/0393 |
| Jun 30, 2025 Reel 71777, frame 641 | Sonicwall US Holdings Inc. | UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Collateral Agent | First Lien IP Supplement |
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Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,189,608, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
19
later US patents cite this one
That is above the median of utility patents granted in 2013 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
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