Term ended May 29, 2025 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jan 14, 2025
USPTO later recorded it as expired for non-payment on Jun 1, 2026.
Held by Quest Software Inc.
Filed Oct 29, 2007 as application 11/927,466 · Granted Apr 29, 2014
Base term plus 135 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended May 29, 2025
2005
2026
Clock starts
Jan 14, 2005
Jan 14, 2005
Term ended
May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
Apr 29, 2014
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
135
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
4
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 135 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 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 Jan 14, 2005, when application 11/036,603, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 29, 2007) | Jan 14, 2025 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +135 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 29, 2025 | 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| USPTO status record | Recorded as expired for non-payment on Jun 1, 2026, after the term ended | no change | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 29, 2025 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,886,727 | Grace period ended Feb 2029 | Feb 2029 |
| US 8,713,110 | this patent May 2025 | May 2025 |
| US 9,454,672 | Term ended Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| Application 15/170,758 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2008 Reel 20486, frame 653 | Mailfrontier, Inc. | Sonicwall, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Feb 7, 2008 Reel 20486, frame 870 | Oliver, Jonathan J.; Budman, Gleb; Oliver, Andrew F.; Koontz, Eugene; Drake, Christine | Mailfrontier, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 28, 2010 Reel 24755, frame 83 | Sonicwall, Inc. | PSM Merger Sub (Delaware), Inc. | Merger |
| Jul 28, 2010 Reel 24755, frame 91 | PSM Merger Sub (Delaware), Inc. | Sonicwall, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Aug 3, 2010 Reel 24776, frame 337 | Aventail LLC; Sonicwall, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Security Agreement |
| Aug 3, 2010 Reel 24823, frame 280 | Aventail LLC; Sonicwall, Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Patent Security Agreement (Second Lien) |
| May 8, 2012 Reel 28177, frame 115 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC; Sonicwall, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on Reel/Frame 024776/0337 |
| May 8, 2012 Reel 28177, frame 126 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC; Sonicwall, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on Reel/Frame 024823/0280 |
| May 8, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on Reel/Frame 024776/0337 |
| May 8, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Sonicwall, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on Reel/Frame 024776/0337 |
| May 8, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Aventail LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on Reel/Frame 024823/0280 |
| May 8, 2012 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Sonicwall, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Recorded on Reel/Frame 024823/0280 |
| Jan 5, 2016 Reel 37411, frame 255 | Sonicwall L.L.C. | Dell Software Inc. | Merger |
| Jan 5, 2016 Reel 37443, frame 769 | Sonicwall, Inc. | Sonicwall L.L.C. | Conversion and Name Change |
| Sep 14, 2016 Reel 40030, frame 187 | Aventail LLC; Dell Products, L.p.; Dell Software Inc. | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Sep 14, 2016 Reel 40039, frame 642 | Aventail LLC; Dell Products L.P.; Dell Software Inc. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| 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. |
| Mar 1, 2018 Reel 45476, frame 254 | 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 |
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Note
The 135 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
33
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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