Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 044283/0361
Release of Security Interest
Recorded: 2017-10-24
Pages: 30
Assignor
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Executed: 2017-07-01
Assignees
SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
7 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01886
SONUS FEDERAL, INC.
21660 RIDGETOP CIR # 100, STERLING, VIRGINIA, 20166-8509
NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
6900 PASEO PADRE PKWY, FREEMONT, CALIFORNIA, 94555
PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
205 INDIGO CREEK DRIVE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14626
SONUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
7 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01886
TAQUA, INC.
740 EAST CAMPBELL ROAD, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75081
Covered Properties
(154)
Virtual Network Using Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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Application:
08/450,612 →
Method and Apparatus for Rationalizing Different Data Formats in a Data Management System
Patent:
5,845,283 →
Application:
08/639,073 →
Method and Apparatus for Rationalizing Different Data Formats in a Data Management System
Patent:
6,032,147 →
Application:
08/825,276 →
Method and Apparatus for Round-Robin Flash Arbitration for an Immediate Neighboring Channel
Patent:
6,163,827 →
Application:
08/991,254 →
Multi-Layer Switching Apparatus and Method
Inter-Processor Communication System
Patent:
6,154,785 →
Application:
09/118,578 →
Multiple Application Switching Platform and Method
Patent:
6,381,239 →
Application:
09/125,217 →
Apparatus and Method for a Telephony Gateway
Patent:
6,381,238 →
Application:
09/127,223 →
Apparatus and Method for a Remote Access Server
Patent:
6,282,193 →
Application:
09/138,182 →
Fault Tolerant Network Switch
Patent:
6,639,895 →
Application:
09/166,489 →
Automatic Router Configuration
Patent:
6,912,223 →
Application:
09/186,211 →
Bi-Modal Control System and Method for Partitioning a Shared Output Buffer in a Connection-Oriented Network Connections Device
Patent:
6,466,579 →
Application:
09/321,904 →
Method and Apparatus for Distributed Mtp Level 2 Architecture
Patent:
6,687,251 →
Application:
09/456,560 →
Method and System for Managing Reference Signals for Network Clock Synchronization
Patent:
6,259,328 →
Application:
09/466,352 →
Fair Discard System
Patent:
6,717,912 →
Application:
09/505,075 →
Efficient Variable Rate Coding of Voice Over Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Patent:
6,445,696 →
Application:
09/513,667 →
System and Method to Internetwork Telecommuication Networks of Different Protocols
Patent:
6,950,441 →
Application:
09/538,040 →
Method and System for Routing Telephone Calls Between a Public Switched Telephone Network and an Internet Protocol Network
Patent:
6,775,269 →
Application:
09/539,171 →
Apparatus and Method for Traffic Shaping in a Network Switch
Patent:
6,768,717 →
Application:
09/580,222 →
Method and Apparatus for a J2 Interface
Patent:
6,763,041 →
Application:
09/595,813 →
Forward Error Correction ( Fec) for Packetized Data Networks
Patent:
6,675,340 →
Application:
09/693,788 →
System and Method of Mobility Management in a Mobile Communications Network Having a Proxy Switch
Patent:
6,801,771 →
Application:
09/721,327 →
System and Method of Managing Supplementary Features in the Presence of a Proxy Switch in a Mobile Communications Network
Patent:
6,714,777 →
Application:
09/721,332 →
System and Method of Preserving Point Codes in a Mobile Network Having a Proxy Switch
Patent:
6,650,909 →
Application:
09/721,563 →
System and Method of Siphoning Messages from a Mobile Network to an Alternative Network
Patent:
6,625,449 →
Application:
09/721,564 →
Intelligence Engine
Patent:
6,961,334 →
Application:
09/821,507 →
System and Method to Internetwork Wireless Telecommunication Networks
Patent:
6,996,076 →
Application:
09/821,508 →
Method and System for Inhibiting Softswitch Overload
Patent:
7,158,627 →
Application:
09/821,509 →
System and Method of Group Calling in Mobile Communications
Method and system for managing reference signals for network clock synchronization
System and Method of Managing Interconnections in Mobile Communications
Application for a Voice Over Ip (Voip) Telephony Gateway and Methods for Use Therein
Apparatus and Method for a Telephony Gateway
Method and Apparatus for Discarding a Prioritized Fair Share of Traffic of Network Connections
Patent:
7,239,612 →
Application:
10/035,791 →
System and Method to Manage Inconsistency Problems Between Network Management Systems and Network Elements
Patent:
7,085,830 →
Application:
10/041,783 →
Method for Synchronizing Circuit Related Objects Between Network Management Systems and Network Control Processors
Patent:
7,403,986 →
Application:
10/045,182 →
Method and Apparatus for Virtual Network Connection Merging
Patent:
7,349,406 →
Application:
10/045,287 →
Method and Apparatus for Caching Free Memory Cell Pointers
Patent:
6,918,005 →
Application:
10/045,288 →
Method and Apparatus for Inserting Empty Memory Cells into a Data Flow of Network Connections of a Computer Network
Patent:
7,359,325 →
Application:
10/045,290 →
System and Method of Handling Dormancy in Wireless Networks
Patent:
6,748,247 →
Application:
10/095,499 →
Reliable Transport of Tdm Data Streams Over Packet Networks
Method and Apparatus for Frame Packing in Large Networks
Method and Apparatus for Multiple Qualities of Service to Different Network Connections of a Single Network Path
Method and Apparatus for Using Sdram to Read and Write Data Without Latency
Patent:
6,721,229 →
Application:
10/160,664 →
Forward Error Correction (Fec) for Packetized Data Networks
Patent:
7,017,102 →
Application:
10/161,196 →
Method and Apparatus for Converging Local Area and Wide Area Wireless Data Networks
System and Method for Setting Up User Self-Activating Network-Based Services
System Partitioning to Allow Uniform Interfacing to Port Modules
Patent:
7,379,474 →
Application:
10/213,266 →
Module Interface Carrier Data Rate Adaptation Techniques
Patent:
7,286,477 →
Application:
10/213,280 →
Synchronous Serial Data Communication Bus
Policy Distribution Point for Setting Up Network-Based Services
Method and System to Provide First Boot to a Cpu System
Patent:
7,017,038 →
Application:
10/229,322 →
Bi-Modal Control System and Method for Partitioning a Shared Output Buffer in a Connection-Oriented Network Connections Device
Structured Data Communication with Backwards Compatability
Pim Latch / Extractor
Enclosure for a Network Communications Module
Ultra-Wideband Wireless Backplane
Patent:
7,373,107 →
Application:
10/318,585 →
Method and System for Optimizing Routing Table Changes Due to Arp Cache Invalidation in Routers with Split Plane Architecture
Patent:
7,415,028 →
Application:
10/364,965 →
System and Method for Secure Communication Over Packet Network
Patent:
7,228,488 →
Application:
10/367,669 →
Initiation Module for Initiating Network-Based Services
Gateway for Conversion of Messages Between Multiple Protocols Using Separate Sessions
Patent:
7,650,415 →
Application:
10/385,675 →
Reliable Call Progress Indication for Sip
Patent:
7,436,946 →
Application:
10/386,212 →
Method and System for Optimizing Interfaces for Non-Routed Ppp Sessions Using Ppp Global Interface
Patent:
7,356,609 →
Application:
10/388,888 →
User and Session Identification Based on Connections, Protocols and Protocol Fields
Patent:
7,460,536 →
Application:
10/651,542 →
Data Adaptation Protocol
Method of Sharing Telecommunications Node Equipment Facilities
Patent:
7,673,070 →
Application:
10/665,809 →
Partitioning and Categorizing Data in a Split-Plane Architecture for Fast Recovery from Data Plane Failures and Fast Restarts
Patent:
7,415,627 →
Application:
10/666,084 →
Hardware Implementation of an N-Way Dynamic Linked List
Patent:
7,035,988 →
Application:
10/696,257 →
Method for Time-Domain Synchronization Across a Bit-Sliced Data Path Design
Patent:
7,149,916 →
Application:
10/763,852 →
Method and System for Implementing External Applications Using Remote Socket Application Programming Interface for Virtual Routers
Patent:
7,617,327 →
Application:
10/775,732 →
Method and System for Providing Transport of Channelized Circuits of Arbitrary Bit Rate Through Asynchronous Transfer Mode (Atm) Circuit Emulation Services (Ces)
Patent:
7,630,382 →
Application:
10/801,489 →
Method and Apparatus for Detection of Hostile Software
Method and System for Recovering and Aligning Synchronous Data of Multiple Phase-Misaligned Groups of Bits into a Single Synchronous Wide Bus
Patent:
6,946,873 →
Application:
10/810,336 →
Method and System for Providing Registration-Based Sip Nat Traversal
Patent:
7,411,917 →
Application:
10/810,344 →
Method and System for Providing Frame Rate Adaption
Patent:
7,839,887 →
Application:
10/811,227 →
Passive Packet Re-Ordering and Packet Loss Detection
Patent:
7,522,606 →
Application:
10/985,789 →
Xnm - an Interface for a Network Management System
Recovery of a Serial Bitstream Clock at a Receiver in Serial-Over-Packet Transport
Patent:
7,176,928 →
Application:
11/011,227 →
Non-Relay Initializaiton for Modems
Patent:
7,640,485 →
Application:
11/053,067 →
Techniques for Asynchronous Compensation for Secure Communications
Patent:
7,545,819 →
Application:
11/053,154 →
Replication of Static and Dynamic Databases in Network Devices
Preservation of a Ppp Session in a Redundant System
Automatic Detection and Processing of Asynchronous Data for Bandwidth Reduction
Baud Rate Generation Using Phase Lock Loops
Patent:
7,512,205 →
Application:
11/153,039 →
Dynamic Clock Rate Matching Across an Asynchronous Network
Patent:
7,646,836 →
Application:
11/153,654 →
Mobile Services Control Platform Providing a Message Forwarding Service
Private Branch Exchange (Pbx) Networking Over Ip Networks
Patent:
7,697,513 →
Application:
11/192,810 →
Mobile Services Control Platform Providing a Converged Voice Service
Compensation for Independent Clocks in Relayed Communication Over Packet-Based Networks
Techniques for Enhanced Reliability of Data Transfer with Dynamic Scaling
Patent:
7,856,583 →
Application:
11/229,248 →
Controlling Time-Sensitive Data in a Packet-Based Network
Enclosure for a Network Communications Module
Gateway to Route Communications During a Fault
Patent:
7,706,253 →
Application:
11/292,762 →
Executing, at local nodes, centrally provisioned telephony services
System and Method for Setting Up User Self-Activating Network-Based Services
Using a Single Point Code to Represent Multiple Switching Devices
Active Switch Replacement Using a Single Point Code
Determination of Sip Transport to Reduce Call Setup Delays
Lan-Based Uma Network Controller with Local Services Support
Lan-Based Uma Network Controller with Proxy Connection
Patent:
8,380,167 →
Application:
11/432,302 →
Lan-Based Uma Network Controller with Aggregated Transport
Publicly-Switched Telephone Network Signaling at a Media Gateway for a Packet-Based Network
Call redundancy for a packet-based network
Policy Distribution Point for Setting Up Network-Based Services
Filtering and Policing for Defending Against Denial of Service Attacks on a Network
Scalable Filtering and Policing Mechanism for Protecting User Traffic in a Network
Identifying Attackers on a Network
Mobile Services Control Platform Providing a Converged Voice Service
Mobile Services Control Platform Providing a Message Forwarding Service
Personal Service Integration on a Network
Method and Apparatus for Converging Local Area and Wide Area Wireless Data Networks
Module Interface Carrier Data Rate Adaptation Techniques
Patent:
7,450,605 →
Application:
11/854,509 →
Hybrid Server Overload Control Scheme for Maximizing Server Throughput
Hand-Out and Hand-in Support for Legacy Mobiles Serviced by a Femtocell Attached to an Ims Network
Patent:
8,805,370 →
Application:
12/404,064 →
Adaptive Rate Control Based on Overload Signals
Point Code Emulation for Common Channel Signaling System No. 7 Signaling Network
Methods and Apparatuses for Establishing M3UA Linksets and Routes
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Traffic Entry in a Managed Packet Network
Transparent Recovery of Transport Connections Using Packet Translation Techniques
Selectively Terminating Camel Dialogues
Utilizing Emergency Procedures to Determine Location Information of a Voice Over Internet Protocol Device
Dynamic Classification and Grouping of Network Traffic for Service Application
Dynamic Classification and Grouping of Network Traffic for Service Application Across Multiple Nodes
Systems and Methods for Handling a Registration Storm
Methods and Systems for Adjusting a Traffic Rate for a Msrp Session
Parameterized Telecommunication Intercept
Methods and Apparatus for Establishing Secure Communications Between Client Computing Devices that use Transport and Security Protocols
Systems and Methods for Playing Recorded Announcements
Identifying an Application Server in a Plurality of Application Servers Associated with a Shared Identifier
Inserting Out-of-Band Data into in-Band Data Streams
Providing Telecommunication Services Based on an E.164 Number Mapping (Enum) Request
Synchronization of Shared Identifiers Across Servers in an Ims Network
Determining Expiration Time of Bindings for Network Address Translation Devices
Real-Time Network Attack Detection and Mitigation Infrastructure
Method and System for Adaptive Resource Allocation
Systems and Methods for Authorizing Services in a Telecommunications Network
Secure Media Address Learning for Endpoints Behind Napt Devices
Patent:
8,984,110 →
Application:
13/372,738 →
Methods and Systems for Frequency Reuse in Multi-Cell Deployment Model of a Wireless Backhaul Network
Lan-Based Uma Network Controller with Aggregated Transport
Media Identification, Classification, Forwarding, and Management for Voice and Video Communications
Method And Apparatus For Sharing TCAP Traffic Load
Methods and Apparatus for Signal Quality Analysis
Communications Methods and Apparatus Related to Web Initiated Sessions
Patent:
9,736,130 →
Application:
13/948,974 →
Methods and Apparatus for Detecting Malicious Attacks
Patent:
9,800,589 →
Application:
13/974,036 →
Methods and Apparatus for Storing and/or Retrieving Session State Information
Patent:
10,637,929 →
Application:
14/038,276 →
Centralized Circuit Switch Fallback
Methods and Apparatus for Bandwidth Management in a Telecommunications System
Patent:
9,455,927 →
Application:
14/061,330 →
Selectively Disallowing Use of Media Over Data Calling in a Segment Based on Segment Characteristics
Patent:
9,408,067 →
Application:
14/094,518 →
Methods and Apparatus for Denial of Service Resistant Policing of Packets
Patent:
9,154,460 →
Application:
14/179,248 →
Systems and Methods Facilitating Communication with Respect to a Plurality of Communication Networiks Using Pullback Techniques
Methods and Apparatus Related to Web Initiated Sessions
Application:
61/843,220 →
Methods and Apparatus for Storing and/or Retrieving Session State Information
Application:
61/881,272 →
Methods and Apparatus for Preventing Head of Line Blocking for Rtp Over Tcp
Application:
61/947,244 →
Systems and Methods for Special Called Number Call Handling
Application:
62/336,130 →
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Other recorded transfers of the patents in this record — the chain of ownership.
Security Agreement
Nov 27, 2012
From: TAQUA, LLC
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 029358/0601 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 2, 2014
From: PERFTECH (PTI) CANADA CORP.
To: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032812/0335 →
Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (Recorded 1/7/2009 at Reel/Frame 022078/0673 with Correction Recorded 7/15/2009 at Reel/Frame 022960/0091)
Aug 7, 2014
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: TAQUA, LLC
Reel/Frame 033493/0247 →
Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Intellectual Property
Aug 7, 2014
From: TAQUA, LLC
To: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 033492/0956 →
Termination and Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property (Recorded 11/27/12 at Reel/Frame 029358/0601)
Aug 7, 2014
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: TAQUA, LLC
Reel/Frame 033493/0149 →
Security Interest
Sep 12, 2014
From: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.; SONUS FEDERAL, INC.; NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 033728/0409 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Sep 19, 2014
From: TAQUA 1, INC.
To: TAQUA, LLC
Reel/Frame 033781/0779 →
Change of Name
Sep 19, 2014
From: TAQUA INC.
To: TAQUA I, INC.
Reel/Frame 033782/0077 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 23, 2014
From: PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
To: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034574/0186 →
Change of Name
Mar 20, 2015
From: TAQUA, LLC
To: TAQUA HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 035233/0806 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Mar 20, 2015
From: TAQUA HOLDINGS, LLC
To: TAQUA, LLC
Reel/Frame 035222/0257 →
Change of Name
May 4, 2015
From: TAQUA, LLC
To: TAQUA HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 035571/0903 →
Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove 13284669, 14046611, 14094518, Pct/US13/72655, Pct/US13/72573; Remove Five & Add One Omitted Property & New Execution Date Previously Recorded on Reel 035222 Frame 0257. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Jun 22, 2015
From: TAQUA HOLDINGS, LLC
To: TAQUA, LLC
Reel/Frame 035990/0702 →
Corrective Assignment to Correct the Remove 13284669, 14046611, 14094518, Pct/US13/72655, Pct/US13/72573; Remove Five & Add One Omitted Property Previously Recorded on Reel 035233 Frame 0806. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name.
Jun 22, 2015
From: TAQUA, LLC
To: TAQUA HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 035990/0657 →
Release and Reassignment of Patents
Jul 7, 2016
From: COMERICA BANK, AS AGENT
To: GENBAND US LLC
Reel/Frame 039280/0467 →
Release of Security Interest
Sep 28, 2016
From: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: TAQUA, LLC
Reel/Frame 040173/0019 →
Corrective Assignment to Correct the Assignee Data Previously Recorded on Reel 033781 Frame 0779. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment of Ownership.
Oct 26, 2016
From: TAQUA I, INC.
To: TAQUA, LLC
Reel/Frame 040498/0061 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 4, 2016
From: TAQUA, LLC
To: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040222/0916 →
Security Interest
Jun 2, 2017
From: TAQUA LLC; SONUS NETWORKS, INC.; SONUS FEDERAL, INC.; NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 042578/0683 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 18, 2017
From: NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
Reel/Frame 044904/0829 →
Merger and Change of Name
Dec 24, 2017
From: SOLSTICE SAPPHIRE, INC.; SONUS NETWORKS, INC.; SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
To: SONUS, INC.
Reel/Frame 044957/0243 →
Change of Name
Dec 24, 2017
From: SONUS, INC.
To: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
Reel/Frame 044957/0213 →
Termination and Release of Patent Security Agreement
Dec 29, 2017
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: GENBAND US LLC
Reel/Frame 044986/0303 →
Security Interest
Jan 2, 2018
From: GENBAND US LLC; SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 044978/0801 →
Change of Name
Jan 16, 2019
From: SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
To: RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 048078/0036 →