Also listed on Nuance Communications, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 15, 2020 (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.).
Term ends Dec 12, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Dec 12, 2026
Held by Cerence Operating Company
Filed Nov 22, 2010 as application 12/951,262 · Granted Sep 2, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2006
2026
Clock starts
Dec 12, 2006
Dec 12, 2006
Term ends
Dec 12, 2026
Dec 12, 2026
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Sep 2, 2014
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
2
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. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 12, 2006, when application 11/609,697, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 22, 2010) | Dec 12, 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 | 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 | Dec 12, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,840,579 | In force Mar 2028 | Mar 2028 |
| US 8,825,694 | this patent Dec 2026 | Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2014 Reel 32122, frame 269 | Tegic Inc. | Nuance Communications, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 23, 2019 Reel 50836, frame 191 | Nuance Communications, Inc. | Cerence Inc. | Intellectual Property Agreement |
| Oct 29, 2019 Reel 50871, frame 1 | Nuance Communications, Inc. | Cerence Operating Company | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 050836 Frame: 0191. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Intellectual Property Agreement. |
| Nov 7, 2019 Reel 50953, frame 133 | Cerence Operating Company | Barclays Bank PLC | Security Agreement |
| Jun 12, 2020 Reel 52927, frame 335 | Barclays Bank PLC | Cerence Operating Company | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 15, 2020 Reel 52935, frame 584 | Cerence Operating Company | Wells Fargo Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Apr 19, 2022 Reel 59804, frame 186 | Nuance Communications, Inc. | Cerence Operating Company | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Replace the Conveyance Document with the New Assignment Previously Recorded at Reel: 050836 Frame: 0191. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Jan 2, 2025 Reel 69797, frame 818 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Cerence Operating Company | Release (REEL 052935 / Frame 0584) |
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Dec 2026
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later US patents cite this one
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