Collateral for a security interest recorded Feb 22, 2011 (Bank of New York Mellon Trust, NA).
Lapsed Oct 18, 2023 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 10, 2022
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Avaya Technology LLC
Filed Jul 10, 2002 as application 10/192,388 · Granted Oct 18, 2011
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 1476 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) · capped by a resolved terminal disclaimer
Today
Lapsed Oct 18, 2023
2002
2026
Clock starts
Jul 10, 2002
Jul 10, 2002
No longer in force
Oct 18, 2023
Oct 18, 2023
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Oct 18, 2011
Term would have run to
Jul 10, 2026
Jul 10, 2026
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
1,476
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Capped
Terminal disclaimer
Resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,565,325.
2 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.
66
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Jul 10, 2026: its 20-year base term plus 1476 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document caps it earlier. 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 Jul 10, 2002, when this application, 10/192,388, was filed | Jul 10, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1476 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Jul 25, 2026 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer resolved from the filed document (refs US 7,565,325) | capped to Jul 10, 2026 | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Oct 18, 2023 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 18, 2023 | High confidence |
This family
| Application 60/275,206 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,080,161 | Term ended Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| US 7,363,367 | Term ended Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| US 7,406,539 | Term ended Feb 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| US 7,349,994 | Term ended Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Application 60/354,588 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,885,896 | Term ended May 2025 | May 2025 |
| US 8,041,642 | this patent Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
8 of 66 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 59 recorded documents are shown; the 19 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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Citicorp USA, Inc. | Octel Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jan 9, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Citicorp USA, Inc. | Vpnet Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| 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 Agent | Security 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 Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 25, 2020 Reel 53955, frame 436 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Jul 25, 2022 Reel 60953, frame 412 | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Avaya, Inc.; Avaya Technology LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 020156/0149 |
| Jul 25, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Avaya, Inc. | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 020156/0149 |
| Jul 25, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Avaya Technology LLC | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 020156/0149 |
| Jul 25, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Octel Communications LLC | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 020156/0149 |
| Jul 25, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Vpnet Technologies | Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing the Security Interest Recorded at Reel/Frame 020156/0149 |
| Aug 5, 2022 Reel 61087, frame 386 | Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Cabinet Solutions LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Apr 26, 2023 Reel 63457, frame 1 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Holdings Corp.; Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya 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 Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya 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 Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release 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 Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63690, frame 359 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386) |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63705, frame 23 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63779, frame 622 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya 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 Agent | Avaya 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 Agent | Avaya 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 Agent | Intellisist, 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 Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya 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 Agent | Avaya 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 Agent | Intellisist, 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 Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Intellisist, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Octel Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Vpnet 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 Agent | Zang, 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 Agent | Hyperquality, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Hyperquality II, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Caas Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya 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 |
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Note
The 1476 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Disclaimer cap
This term is capped by a terminal disclaimer resolved from the filed document, referencing US 7,565,325.
Citations
100
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
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