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71 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 4 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.
  • 2 fees due Mar 5, 2027
  • 2 fees due Apr 3 to 17, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 1 fee due May 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for assessment of non-native spontaneous speech (US 9,177,558) comes due May 3, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 5 fees due Jun 8 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 8
  • 2 fees due Jul 2, 2027
  • 1 fee due Aug 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for assessment of non-native speech using vowel space characteristics (US 9,262,941) comes due Aug 16, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 16, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Deep convolutional neural networks for automated scoring of constructed responses (US 10,628,731) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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Patents held now

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US 7,711,312Method and system for detecting off-topic essays without topic-specific training
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US 7,840,404Method and system for using automatic generation of speech features to provide diagnostic feedback
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US 8,155,578Method and system for generating and processing an assessment examination
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US 7,912,722Method and system for text retrieval for computer-assisted item creation
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US 8,554,129Systems and methods for testing over a distributed network
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US 8,888,493Reading level assessment method, system, and computer program product for high-stakes testing applications
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US 7,762,816Method and system for automated item development for language learners
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US 8,239,762Method and system for automatic generation of adapted content to facilitate reading skill development for language learners
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US 9,177,558Systems and methods for assessment of non-native spontaneous speech
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US 8,392,190Systems and methods for assessment of non-native spontaneous speech
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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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