Also listed on Raindance Communications, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends May 13, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Feb 10, 2024
Filed Feb 10, 2004 as application 10/776,459 · Granted Jul 8, 2014
Base term plus 1554 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2004
2028
Clock starts
Feb 10, 2004
Feb 10, 2004
Term ends
May 13, 2028
May 13, 2028
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Jul 8, 2014
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
1,554
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.
7
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 runs 1554 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 Feb 10, 2004, when this application, 10/776,459, was filed | Feb 10, 2024 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1554 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 13, 2028 | 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 | May 13, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,775,511 | this patent May 2028 | May 2028 |
| US 9,037,651 | Term ended Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| US 9,565,219 | Lapsed on the fee record Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| US 10,057,075 | Term ended Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| US 10,778,456 | Term ended Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| US 11,240,051 | Term ended Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| US 11,627,008 | Term ended Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2004 Reel 15636, frame 323 | Vernon, Todd; Jones, Dan | Raindance Communications, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 16, 2006 Reel 18385, frame 449 | Raindance Communications, Inc. | Intercall, Inc. | Merger |
| Oct 25, 2006 Reel 18433, frame 233 | Intercall, Inc.; Intrado Inc.; West Corporation; West Direct, Inc. | Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. | Security Agreement |
| Aug 12, 2009 Reel 23085, frame 574 | West Corporation; Cosmosis Corporation; Intercall, Inc.; Intrado Communications Inc.; Intrado Communications of Virginia Inc.; Intrado Inc.; Intrado Information System Holdings, Inc.; Intrado Command Systems, Inc.; GEO911, Inc.; Positron Public Safety Systems Corp.; Masys Corporation; Northern Contact, Inc.; Televox Software, Incorporated; West Asset Management, Inc.; West Direct II, Inc.; West Interactive Corporation; West International Corporation; West Notifications Group, Inc.; West Receivable Services, Inc.; West Business Services, LLC; West Direct, LLC; West Facilities, LLC; West at Home, LLC; West Customer Management Group, LLC; Asset Direct Mortgage, LLC; Intercall Telecom Ventures, LLC; Buydebtco, LLC; The Debt Depot, LLC; West Asset Purchasing, LLC; Intrado International, LLC; Stargate Management LLC | Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent | Assignment and Assumption of Security |
| Apr 16, 2013 Reel 30220, frame 747 | Intercall, Inc. | Open Invention Network, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 9, 2021 Reel 58426, frame 791 | Open Invention Network LLC | International Business Machines Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jan 14, 2022 Reel 58736, frame 436 | Open Invention Network LLC | International Business Machines Corporation | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Effective Date of the Patent Assignment Agreement Dated November 30, 2021 Previously Recorded at Reel: 058426 Frame: 0791. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Dec 20, 2022 Reel 62249, frame 385 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Corporation; Cosmosis Corporation; Intercall, Inc.; Intrado Communications Inc.; Intrado Communications of Virginia Inc.; Intrado Inc.; Intrado Information System Holdings, Inc.; Intrado Command Systems, Inc.; GEO911, Inc.; Positron Public Safety Systems Corp.; Masys Corporation; Televox Software, Incorporated; West Asset Management, Inc.; West Direct II, Inc.; West Interactive Corporation; West International Corporation; Northern Contact, Inc.; West Notifications Group, Inc.; West Receivable Services, Inc.; West Business Services, LLC; West Direct, LLC; West Facilities, LLC; West at Home, LLC; West Customer Management Group, LLC; Asset Direct Mortgage, LLC; Intercall Telecom Ventures, LLC; Buydebtco, LLC; The Debt Depot, LLC; West Asset Purchasing, LLC; Intrado International, LLC; Stargate Management LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Cosmosis Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intercall, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intrado Communications Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intrado Communications of Virginia Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intrado Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intrado Information System Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intrado Command Systems, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | GEO911, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Positron Public Safety Systems Corp. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Masys Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Televox Software, Incorporated | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Asset Management, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Direct II, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Interactive Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West International Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Northern Contact, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Notifications Group, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Receivable Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Business Services, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Direct, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Facilities, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West at Home, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Customer Management Group, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Asset Direct Mortgage, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intercall Telecom Ventures, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Buydebtco, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | The Debt Depot, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | West Asset Purchasing, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Intrado International, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 20, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association | Stargate Management LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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May 2028
Term ends May 13, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 1554 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
129
later US patents cite this one
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