Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 26, 2026 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ended Oct 24, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 24, 2026
Held by Nice Systems Technologies Inc.
Filed Nov 10, 2010 as application 12/943,621 · Granted Jun 14, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Oct 24, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Oct 24, 2006
Oct 24, 2006
Term ended
Oct 24, 2026
Oct 24, 2026
Granted
Jun 14, 2011
Jun 14, 2011
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,856,431, to Oct 24, 2026. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
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.
3
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Oct 24, 2006, when application 11/552,394, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 10, 2010) | Oct 24, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,856,431) | resolves to Oct 24, 2026, no earlier than this term, so no change | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 24, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,856,431 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 7,962,535 | this patent Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| US 8,112,387 | Term ended Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2010 Reel 25345, frame 785 | Dampier, Todd O.; Hunter, Robert Todd, III | Merced Systems, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 29, 2013 Reel 29709, frame 917 | Merced Systems, Inc. | Nice Systems Technologies Inc. | Merger and Change of Name |
| Dec 6, 2016 Reel 40821, frame 818 | Nice Ltd.; Nice Systems Inc.; AC2 Solutions, Inc.; Actimize Limited; Incontact, Inc.; Nexidia, Inc.; Nice Systems Technologies, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Feb 25, 2026 Reel 75018, frame 663 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Ltd.; Nice Systems Inc.; AC² Solutions, Inc.; Actimize Limited; Incontact, Inc.; Nexidia, Inc.; Nice Systems Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Ltd. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Systems Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | AC² Solutions, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Actimize Limited | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Incontact, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nexidia, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 25, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Nice Systems Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents Previously Recorded at Reel/Frame (040821/0818) |
| Feb 26, 2026 Reel 74986, frame 208 | Nice Ltd.; Nice Systems Inc.; Nice Systems Technologies Inc.; Incontact, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
Sources
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Terminal disclaimer
A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,856,431, ends no earlier than this term, so it caps nothing.
Citations
0
later US patents cite this one
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