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System and Method for Targeted Tuning of a Speech Recognition System

US 9,368,111 Term ended
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Dec 19, 2014 (Orix Ventures, LLC).

Term ended Oct 26, 2024 · High confidence

Filed Apr 25, 2014 as application 14/262,192 · Granted Jun 14, 2016
Base term plus 75 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
Term ended Oct 26, 2024
2004 2026
Clock starts
Aug 12, 2004
Term ended
Oct 26, 2024
Granted
Jun 14, 2016
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75
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None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
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This patent's term runs 75 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Aug 12, 2004, when application 10/917,233, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Apr 25, 2014)Aug 12, 2024High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+75 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordOct 26, 2024High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidterm endedHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderOct 26, 2024High confidence

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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.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Apr 25, 2014
Reel 32760, frame 667
Bushey, Robert R.; Knott, Benjamin Anthony; Martin, John MillsAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 25, 2014
Reel 32764, frame 440
Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.p.AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Change of Name
Dec 10, 2014
Reel 34467, frame 944
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.AT&T Alex Holdings, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 10, 2014
Reel 34590, frame 199
Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.p.AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Wrong Assignee on Cover Sheet Previously Recorded on Reel 032764 Frame 0440. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignee Should Be At&t Knowledge Ventures, L.P. Not At&t Intellectual Property I, L.P. See Attached Documents.
Dec 10, 2014
Reel 34590, frame 583
Bushey, Robert R.; Knott, Benjamin Anthony; Martin, John MillsSbc Knowledge Ventures, L.p.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Incorrect Assignee Previously Recorded at Reel: 032760 Frame: 0667. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Dec 10, 2014
Reel 34591, frame 282
AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Change of Name
Dec 16, 2014
Reel 34642, frame 640
AT&T Alex Holdings, LLCInteractions LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 19, 2014
Reel 34677, frame 768
Interactions LLCOrix Ventures, LLCSecurity Interest
Jun 23, 2015
Reel 36009, frame 349
Interactions LLCAres Venture Finance, L.p.Security Interest
Jul 13, 2015
Reel 36100, frame 925
Interactions LLCSilicon Valley BankFirst Amendment to Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Nov 17, 2015
Reel 37134, frame 712
Interactions LLCAres Venture Finance, L.p.Corrective Assignment to Correct the Change Patent 7146987 to 7149687 Previously Recorded on Reel 036009 Frame 0349. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Jun 29, 2017
Reel 43039, frame 808
Interactions LLCSilicon Valley BankAmended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Nov 17, 2017
Reel 44481, frame 34
Ares Venture Finance, L.p.Bearcub Acquisitions LLCAssignment of IP Security Agreement
Jun 5, 2019
Reel 49388, frame 82
Interactions LLCSilicon Valley BankIntellectual Property Security Agreement
May 18, 2020
Reel 52693, frame 866
Bearcub Acquisitions LLCAres Venture Finance, L.p.Release of Security Interest
May 23, 2022
Reel 61749, frame 825
Orix Growth Capital, LLCInteractions Corporation; Interactions LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
May 23, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Orix Growth Capital, LLCInteractions CorporationTermination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
May 23, 2022
reel/frame not recorded
Orix Growth Capital, LLCInteractions LLCTermination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Jun 27, 2022
Reel 60445, frame 733
Interactions LLC; Interactions CorporationRunway Growth Finance Corp.Intellectual Property Security Agreement
Jun 30, 2022
Reel 60557, frame 636
Silicon Valley BankInteractions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at Reel/Frame: 043039/0808
Jun 30, 2022
Reel 60558, frame 474
Silicon Valley BankInteractions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at Reel/Frame: 049388/0082
Jul 1, 2022
Reel 60559, frame 576
Silicon Valley BankInteractions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at Reel/Frame: 036100/0925
Feb 1, 2023
Reel 62919, frame 63
Interactions LLC; Interactions CorporationRunway Growth Finance Corp.Corrective Assignment to Correct the the Application Number Previously Recorded at Reel: 060445 Frame: 0733. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Sep 4, 2025
Reel 72802, frame 931
Runway Growth Finance Corp., as AgentInteractions Corporation; Interactions LLCRelease of Security Interest
Sep 4, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Runway Growth Finance Corp., as AgentInteractions CorporationRelease of Security Interest
Sep 4, 2025
reel/frame not recorded
Runway Growth Finance Corp., as AgentInteractions LLCRelease of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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