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Confinement Telephony Technology, LLC

54 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Jan 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Input-triggered inmate verification (US 11,698,955) comes due Jan 11, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electronic briefcases for inmate documents (US 11,734,447) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 10 to 12, 2027 · next Mar 10
  • 1 fee due May 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for verification of identity and location (US 9,197,742) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electronic briefcases for inmate documents (US 11,914,742) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,881,446Telephony system and method with enhanced validation
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US 8,064,580Telephony system and method with improved fraud control
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US 8,295,446Telephony system and method with enhanced call monitoring, recording and retrieval
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US 8,031,849Telephony system and method with enhanced fraud control
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US 8,050,393Method and apparatus for evaluating possible 3-way call events
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US 8,654,956Method and apparatus for treating potentially unauthorized calls
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,577,001Methods and systems for controlling the blocking of telephone calls
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US 8,737,585Systems and methods for treatment of inactive accounts
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US 8,503,634Systems and methods for treatment of inactive accounts
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US 9,888,111Systems and methods for institutional messaging
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Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

Every application published under this name has become a patent.

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