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Efficient Multiplex Conferencing Engine

US 7,688,961 In force (reinstated)
OverviewAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Alvaria, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Nov 2, 2028 · High confidence

Filed Sep 24, 2004 as application 10/948,951 · Granted Mar 30, 2010
Base term plus 1500 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2004 2028
Clock starts
Sep 24, 2004
Term ends
Nov 2, 2028
Granted
Mar 30, 2010
base term patent term adjustment fee events Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,500
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.

This patent's term runs 1500 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

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StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Sep 24, 2004, when this application, 10/948,951, was filedSep 24, 2024High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+1500 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordNov 2, 2028High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events3 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn force (reinstated)High confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderNov 2, 2028High confidence

Assignments

The 40 most recent of 42 recorded documents are shown; the 2 earliest are not. Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Nov 15, 2005
Reel 16784, frame 774
Aspect Software, Inc.D.B. Zwirn Finance, LLCSecurity Agreement
Jun 19, 2006
Reel 17804, frame 797
Concerto Software, Inc.Aspect Software, Inc.Change of Name
Jul 27, 2006
Reel 17996, frame 895
D.B. Zwirn Finance, LLCConcerto Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Aspect Software, Inc., Aspect Communications Corporation, Firstpoint Contact Corporation, Firstpoint Contact Technologies, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Aug 11, 2006
Reel 18087, frame 313
Aspect Software, Inc.; Firstpoint Contact Technologies, LLC; Aspect Communications CorporationDeutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Second Lien Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Jun 7, 2010
Reel 24515, frame 765
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentAspect Communications Corporation; Aspect Software, Inc.; Firstpoint Contact Technologies, LLC; Aspect Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 7, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentAspect Communications CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Jun 7, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentAspect Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 7, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentFirstpoint Contact Technologies, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 7, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentAspect Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 8, 2010
Reel 24492, frame 496
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Second Lien Adminstrative AgentAspect Communications Corporation; Aspect Software, Inc.; Firstpoint Contact Technologies, LLC; Aspect Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 8, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Second Lien Adminstrative AgentAspect Communications CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Jun 8, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Second Lien Adminstrative AgentAspect Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 8, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Second Lien Adminstrative AgentFirstpoint Contact Technologies, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 8, 2010
reel/frame not recorded
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Second Lien Adminstrative AgentAspect Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 9, 2010
Reel 24505, frame 225
Aspect Software, Inc.; Firstpoint Contact Technologies, LLC (F/K/A Rockwell Electronic Commerce Technologies, LLC); Aspect Software, Inc. (as Successor to Aspect Communications Corporation)JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative AgentSecurity Agreement
Jun 29, 2010
Reel 24651, frame 637
Aspect Software, Inc.; Firstpoint Contact Technologies, LLCU.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Nov 20, 2014
Reel 34281, frame 548
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a.Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative AgentAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 14, 2016
Reel 39012, frame 311
U.S. Bank National AssociationAspect Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 14, 2016
Reel 39013, frame 15
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationAspect Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 16, 2016
Reel 39052, frame 356
Aspect Software Parent, Inc.; Aspect Software, Inc.; Davox International Holdings LLC; Voiceobjects Holdings Inc.; Voxeo Plaza Ten, LLCWilmington Trust, National AssociationSecurity Interest
May 6, 2021
Reel 57261, frame 93
Noble Systems Corporation; Aspect Software, Inc.Jefferies Finance LLCFirst Lien Patent Security Agreement
May 6, 2021
Reel 57674, frame 664
Noble Systems Corporation; Aspect Software, Inc.Jefferies Finance LLCSecond Lien Patent Security Agreement
Jun 4, 2021
Reel 57254, frame 363
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationAspect Software Parent, Inc.; Aspect Software, Inc.; Davox International Holdings LLC; Voiceobjects Holdings Inc.; Voxeo Plaza Ten, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 4, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationAspect Software Parent, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 4, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationAspect Software, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 4, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationDavox International Holdings LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 4, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationVoiceobjects Holdings Inc.Release of Security Interest
Jun 4, 2021
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National AssociationVoxeo Plaza Ten, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Jun 9, 2021
Reel 57254, frame 377
Aspect Software, Inc.Alvaria, Inc.Change of Name
Sep 13, 2021
Reel 57652, frame 265
Aspect Software, Inc.Alvaria, Inc.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Address of Alvaria, Inc. Previously Recorded on Reel 057254 Frame 0377. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name.
Mar 20, 2024
Reel 66850, frame 285
Alvaria Inc.Alvaria Cayman (CX)Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 20, 2024
Reel 66850, frame 334
Alvaria Cayman (Wem); Alvaria Cayman (Cxip)Jefferies Finance LLCPatent Security Agreement
Mar 20, 2024
Reel 66850, frame 428
Jeffries Finance LLCAlvaria, Inc.; Noble Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Mar 20, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Jeffries Finance LLCAlvaria, Inc.Release of Security Interest
Mar 20, 2024
reel/frame not recorded
Jeffries Finance LLCNoble Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest
Oct 27, 2025
Reel 73360, frame 209
Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentAlvaria Cayman (Wem); Alvaria Cayman (Cxip)Release of Security Interest
Oct 27, 2025
Reel 73360, frame 481
Alvaria Cayman (Wem); Alvaria Cayman (Cxip); Noble Systems, LLCAlvaria, Inc.Assignment
Oct 27, 2025
Reel 73360, frame 564
Alvaria, Inc.Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Oct 27, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentAlvaria Cayman (Wem)Release of Security Interest
Oct 27, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Jefferies Finance LLC, as Collateral AgentAlvaria Cayman (Cxip)Release of Security Interest

Sources

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