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West Technology Group, LLC

379 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
25 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Intrado Corporation (to 2023)

114
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Nov 2026
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Fee deadlines

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 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 7,474,634Systems, Methods, and Computer-Readable Media for Expedited Access to Conference Calls
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,047,872Automatic Speech Recognition Tuning Management
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,583,657Methods and Apparatus for Conducting Conference Calls Using a Conferencing System Adapted to Operate Between a Circuit-Switched Network and a Packet-Switched Network
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,087,737Method and Apparatus for Voice Recognition Unit Simulation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,332,123Real-Time Feedback of Survey Results
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,380,521System, Method and Computer-Readable Medium for Verbal Control of a Conference Call
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,497,304Method and Apparatus for Voice Recognition Unit Simulation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,473,366Method, Medium, and System for Providing Leads to an Agent in Exchange for Credits
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,732,034Method, Medium, and System for Providing Leads to an Agent in Exchange for Credits
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,280,793Prepaid Calling Card Accounts Linked to Credit Card Accounts, with Methods for Creating and Managing the Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 379: 25 patents in force now held by others · 11 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 17 ended at full term. List them

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.
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