Relay, Inc.

97 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Republic Wireless, Inc. (to 2021)

Ending by 2030

Dec 2030

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When these terms end

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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 Dec 11 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 11
2 fees due Feb 6, 2027
3 fees due Mar 8 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 8
2 fees due Apr 29, 2027
2 fees due May 5 to 17, 2027 · next May 5
2 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Activating A New Service Or Account (US 10,546,300) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Sep 15 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 15
2 fees due Oct 19 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 19

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,634,531	Systems and methods for reestablishing a call in a telecommunications network In force Ends no later than Dec 21, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Dec 21, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,526,591	Systems and methods for implementing a hold-call-back feature in a telecommunications network In force Term ends Mar 9, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 9, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,249,945	Method and System of Enabling Electronic Communication Without Knowledge of Receiving Party's Electronic Contact Information In force Term ends Mar 18, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 18, 2031	High confidence
US 8,670,771	Systems and methods for implementing location based contact routing In force Term ends Oct 17, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,761,778	Location based contact routing In force Term ends Oct 17, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,787,919	Location based contact routing In force Term ends Oct 17, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,897,793	Location based contact routing In force Ends no later than Oct 17, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Oct 17, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,897,794	Location based contact routing In force Ends no later than Oct 17, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Oct 17, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,675,476	Multi-streaming communication session In force Term ends Dec 4, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 8,730,920	Inter-network communication session handoff In force Term ends Dec 4, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2032	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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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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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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