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US 9,577,895 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods

Also listed on Sipera Systems, Inc., an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.

Term ends Dec 25, 2027 · High confidence

Filed Sep 12, 2014 as application 14/485,486 · Granted Feb 21, 2017
Base term plus 167 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2007 2027
Clock starts
Jul 11, 2007
Term ends
Dec 25, 2027
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
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
167
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
No effect
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 8,862,718, to Dec 25, 2027. The term already ends on or before that date, so the cap shortened nothing.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
8
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 167 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is resolved from the filed document, and it ends no earlier than this term, so it shortens nothing. 2 of 2 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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.
StepInputDate after this stepConfidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Jul 11, 2007, when application 11/776,549, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 12, 2014)Jul 11, 2027High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+167 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordDec 25, 2027High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capDisclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 8,862,718)resolves to Dec 25, 2027, no earlier than this term, so no changeHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events2 of 2 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderDec 25, 2027High confidence

This family

US 7,933,985In force
Dec 2028
Dec 2028
US 8,582,567In force
Jul 2031
Jul 2031
US 8,707,419Lapsed on the fee record
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
US 8,862,718Lapsed on the fee record
Oct 2026
Oct 2026
US 8,185,947In force
May 2030
May 2030
Application 12/189,151Abandoned
not computed
not computed
US 8,407,342Term ended
Feb 2025
Feb 2025
US 9,577,895this patent
Dec 2027
Dec 2027
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.

Assignments

The 40 most recent of 48 recorded documents are shown; the 8 earliest are not. 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
Jan 10, 2018
Reel 45034, frame 1
Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc.Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jan 23, 2018
Reel 45124, frame 26
Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc.Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Sep 25, 2020
Reel 53955, frame 436
Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCWilmington Trust, National AssociationSecurity Interest
Aug 5, 2022
Reel 61087, frame 386
Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Cabinet Solutions LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral AgentIntellectual Property Security Agreement
Apr 26, 2023
Reel 63457, frame 1
Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentAvaya Holdings Corp.; Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026
Apr 26, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentAvaya Holdings Corp.Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026
Apr 26, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentAvaya Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026
Apr 26, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentAvaya Management L.P.Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026
Apr 26, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentAvaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026
May 3, 2023
Reel 63742, frame 1
Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Knoahsoft Inc.Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB [Collateral Agent]Intellectual Property Security Agreement
May 4, 2023
Reel 63542, frame 662
Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Intellisist, Inc.Citibank, N.A., as Collateral AgentIntellectual Property Security Agreement
May 18, 2023
Reel 63690, frame 359
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386)
May 18, 2023
Reel 63705, frame 23
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436)
May 18, 2023
Reel 63779, frame 622
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentAvaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc. (Former Name of Avaya Cloud Inc.); Hyperquality, Inc.; Hyperquality II, LLC; Caas Technologies, LLC; Avaya Management L.P.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Management L.P.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentIntellisist, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Management L.P.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentIntellisist, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentAvaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentAvaya Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentIntellisist, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentAvaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentOctel Communications LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentVpnet Technologies, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentZang, Inc. (Former Name of Avaya Cloud Inc.)Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentHyperquality, Inc.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentHyperquality II, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentCaas Technologies, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
May 18, 2023
reel/frame not recorded
Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral AgentAvaya Management L.P.Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001)
Sep 21, 2023
Reel 65019, frame 231
Avaya Inc.Avaya LLC(Security Interest) Grantor's Name Change
Feb 4, 2026
Reel 74944, frame 573
Citibank, N.a.Avaya LLC (F/K/A Avaya Inc.); Avaya Management L.P.Intellectual Property Partial Release and Reassignment
Feb 4, 2026
Reel 74981, frame 940
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBAvaya LLC (F/K/A Avaya Inc.); Avaya Management L.P.Intellectual Property Partial Release and Reassignment
Feb 4, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Avaya LLC (F/K/A Avaya Inc.)Intellectual Property Partial Release and Reassignment
Feb 4, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Citibank, N.a.Avaya Management L.P.Intellectual Property Partial Release and Reassignment
Feb 4, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBAvaya LLC (F/K/A Avaya Inc.)Intellectual Property Partial Release and Reassignment
Feb 4, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBAvaya Management L.P.Intellectual Property Partial Release and Reassignment
Mar 14, 2026
Reel 74909, frame 627
Avaya LLCPulselink Systems LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest

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