Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 22, 2011 (Bank of New York Mellon Trust, NA).
Lapsed Jul 27, 2022 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jun 4, 2022
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Avaya Technology LLC
Filed Jun 4, 2002 as application 10/162,454 · Granted Jul 27, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 1794 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Jul 27, 2022
2002
2027
Clock starts
Jun 4, 2002
Jun 4, 2002
No longer in force
Jul 27, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
Granted
Jul 27, 2010
Jul 27, 2010
Term would have run to
May 3, 2027
May 3, 2027
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
1,794
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
38
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to May 3, 2027: its 20-year base term plus 1794 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Jun 4, 2002, when this application, 10/162,454, was filed | Jun 4, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1794 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 3, 2027 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jul 27, 2022 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 27, 2022 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,764,665 | this patent Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| US 8,428,056 | In force May 2027 | May 2027 |
| US 8,477,616 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| US 8,520,520 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 7,512,947 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| US 7,843,819 | In force Oct 2028 | Oct 2028 |
| US 7,835,339 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
| US 7,864,796 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
8 of 38 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2002 Reel 13086, frame 1 | Rogers, Steven A.; Ball, Scott; Greenwald, Joseph | Cetacean Networks, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 8, 2005 Reel 16105, frame 436 | Cetacean Networks, Inc. | Avaya Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 14, 2005 Reel 16135, frame 242 | Cetacean Networks, Inc. | Avaya Technology Corp. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name from Avaya Inc. to Avaya Technology Corp. Previously Recorded on Reel 016105 Frame 0436. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Correct Assignee Is Avaya Technology Corp.. |
| Jun 26, 2008 Reel 21156, frame 82 | Avaya Technology LLC; Avaya Licensing LLC | Avaya Inc. | Reassignment |
| May 12, 2009 Reel 22677, frame 550 | Avaya Technology Corp. | Avaya Technology LLC | Conversion from Corp to LLC |
| Feb 22, 2011 Reel 25863, frame 535 | Avaya Inc., a Delaware Corporation | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust, NA, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 13, 2013 Reel 30083, frame 639 | Avaya, Inc. | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Security Agreement |
| Jan 27, 2017 Reel 41576, frame 1 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions Inc.; Octel Communications Corporation; Vpnet Technologies, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Dec 15, 2017 Reel 44892, frame 1 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust, NA | Avaya Inc. | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens Including the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 025863/0535 |
| Dec 15, 2017 Reel 44893, frame 531 | Citibank, N.a. | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions Inc.; Octel Communications LLC (Formerly Known as Octel Communications Corporation); Vpnet Technologies, Inc. | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens Including the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 041576/0001 |
| Dec 15, 2017 Reel 45012, frame 666 | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | Avaya Inc. | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens Including the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 030083/0639 |
| Dec 15, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Avaya Inc. | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens Including the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 041576/0001 |
| Dec 15, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions Inc. | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens Including the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 041576/0001 |
| Dec 15, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Octel Communications LLC (Formerly Known as Octel Communications Corporation) | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens Including the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 041576/0001 |
| Dec 15, 2017 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Vpnet Technologies, Inc. | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens Including the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 041576/0001 |
| Jan 10, 2018 Reel 45034, frame 1 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 23, 2018 Reel 45124, frame 26 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 25, 2020 Reel 53955, frame 436 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Apr 26, 2023 Reel 63457, frame 1 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Holdings Corp.; Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63705, frame 23 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63779, frame 622 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc. (Former Name of Avaya Cloud Inc.); Hyperquality, Inc.; Hyperquality II, LLC; Caas Technologies, LLC; Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Intellisist, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Intellisist, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Octel Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Vpnet Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Zang, Inc. (Former Name of Avaya Cloud Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Hyperquality, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Hyperquality II, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Caas Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
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Citations
29
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
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