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US 12,717,818 · App. 18/898,263 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

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Patent No.
US 12,717,818
App. No.
18/898,263
Filed
Sep 26, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2151
USPC
707/738
Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2025
From: NUTANIX, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070206/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: JALTADE, AMOD VILAS; AGARWAL, HARSHIT; BASHKIROV, IGOR VALERYEVICH; BHAGCHANDANI, HITESH; GALA, HINAL; JAIN, ROHIT; KULKARNI, AMOL VIVEK; MEMON, TABREZ PARVEZ; POTDAR, SHANTANU; TATIPARTHI, KIRAN; THENNARAMVAKKAYIL, ASHWIN
To: NUTANIX, INC.
Reel/Frame 068780/0651 →
Continuity (1)
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