Also listed on Lumenvox Corporation, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 13, 2025 (Chicago Atlantic Loan Admin, LLC).
Term ends Nov 28, 2029 · High confidence
20-year base term ended May 2, 2026
Held by AI Software, LLC
Filed May 2, 2006 as application 11/416,793 · Granted Jun 28, 2011
Base term plus 1306 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2029
Clock starts
May 2, 2006
May 2, 2006
Term ends
Nov 28, 2029
Nov 28, 2029
Granted
Jun 28, 2011
Jun 28, 2011
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
1,306
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 1306 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
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 May 2, 2006, when this application, 11/416,793, was filed | May 2, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1306 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Nov 28, 2029 | 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 | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 28, 2029 | High confidence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2006 Reel 18196, frame 735 | Kuppuswamy, Raja; Pilz, Christian S. | Voice.Trust AG | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 17, 2014 Reel 34527, frame 913 | Voicetrust GmbH | Voicetrust IP GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 17, 2014 Reel 34527, frame 985 | Voicetrust IP GmbH | Voicetrust Eservices Canada Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 17, 2014 Reel 34661, frame 410 | Voice.Trust AG | Voicetrust GmbH | Change of Name |
| Mar 17, 2016 Reel 38015, frame 380 | Voicetrust Eservices Canada Inc. | Voicetrust GmbH | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 11, 2020 Reel 54701, frame 792 | Voicetrust GmbH | Lumenvox GmbH | Change of Name |
| Mar 15, 2021 Reel 55594, frame 71 | Lumenvox GmbH | Lumenvox Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 24, 2021 Reel 55705, frame 350 | Lumenvox Corporation | Espresso Capital Ltd. | Security Interest |
| Aug 14, 2023 Reel 64582, frame 172 | Lumenvox Corporation; Lumenvox LLC | AI Software, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 17, 2024 Reel 67743, frame 755 | AI Software LLC; Textel CX, Inc.; Denim Social, LLC; Smartaction Holdings, Inc.; Smartaction LLC | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Security Interest |
| Jun 13, 2025 Reel 71413, frame 361 | AI Software, LLC; Envision Telephony, Inc.; Equals 3, Inc. | Chicago Atlantic Loan Admin, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 20, 2025 Reel 71471, frame 942 | Espresso Capital Ltd. | Lumenvox Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2025 Reel 71584, frame 477 | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | AI Software LLC; Textel CX, Inc.; Denim Social, LLC; Smartaction Holdings, Inc.; Smartaction LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | AI Software LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Textel CX, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Denim Social, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Smartaction Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 1, 2025 reel/frame not recorded | Orix Growth Capital, LLC | Smartaction LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 21, 2025 Reel 73150, frame 484 | AI Software, LLC; Envision Telephony, Inc.; Equals 3, Inc. | Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 71413 Frame: 361. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Security Interest. |
| Feb 20, 2026 Reel 73851, frame 14 | AI Software, LLC; Equals 3, Inc.; Textel CX Inc.; Creovai, Inc. | MGG Investment Group LP, as the Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2026 Reel 73860, frame 79 | Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC, as Administrative Agent | AI Software, LLC; Envision Telephony, Inc.; Equals 3, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC, as Administrative Agent | AI Software, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Envision Telephony, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Feb 23, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC, as Administrative Agent | Equals 3, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
What's changing
Nov 2029
Term ends Nov 28, 2029. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1306 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
57
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.