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Burlington, MA, United States of America

Acme Packet, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 29

% Expired Patents = 6.9

EPO Patents = 7

Trademarks = 1

Forward Citations = 999

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38 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Robert F Penfield (22 out of 60 patents)

Patrick John MeLampy (20 out of 75 patents)

Peter Commerford (9 out of 10 patents)

4. Ephraim Webster Dobbins (9 out of 9 patents)

5. Clifford M Spencer (7 out of 7 patents)

6. Cynthia E Arens (7 out of 7 patents)

7. Andrew D Ory (6 out of 6 patents)

8. Stephen T Voto (6 out of 6 patents)

9. Rebecca A Pedersen (6 out of 6 patents)

10. Stephen Norton (6 out of 6 patents)

11. David Gray (4 out of 4 patents)

12. Kenneth Kuenzel (3 out of 3 patents)

13. Hadriel S Kaplan (2 out of 30 patents)

14. Patrick Timmons (2 out of 42 patents)

15. Prashant Kumar (2 out of 17 patents)

Core Competencies:

Redundancy

Real-Time Transport Protocol

Session Border Controllers

IP Telephony

Media Sessions

Flow Quality Statistics

Session Admission Control

Network Device

29 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 9531503 - Redundancy for real time communications (2016-12-27),

2. 9379914 - Method and system for implementing aggregate endpoints on IMS networks (2016-06-28),

3. 8767715 - Dynamic federations for establishing IP telephony sessions between enterprises (2014-07-01),

4. 8761160 - Service path routing between session border controllers (2014-06-24),

5. 8457130 - Synchronizing sequence numbers (2013-06-04),

6. 8451716 - System and method for assisting in controlling real-time transport protocol flow through multiple networks (2013-05-28),

7. 8249076 - Method, system and architecture for validating media sessions in networks that use communication protocols with distinct signaling and media channels (2012-08-21),

8. 8204064 - Method and system of session media negotiation (2012-06-19),

9. 8072966 - Method and system of partitioning a signaling protocol (2011-12-06),

10. 7912088 - System and method for providing session admission control (2011-03-22),

11. 7817541 - Method and system of providing redundancy in a network device (2010-10-19),

12. 7796603 - Method and system for controlling media sessions in networks that use communication protocols with distinct signaling and media channels (2010-09-14),

13. 7778268 - Method and system of providing redundancy in a network device (2010-08-17),

14. 7764679 - System and method for determining flow quality statistics for real-time transport protocol data flows (2010-07-27),

15. 7764612 - Controlling access to a host processor in a session border controller (2010-07-27),

Company Overview

Acme Packet, Inc., based in Burlington, MA, specializes in providing session border control solutions that enable secure and reliable delivery of voice, video, and data over IP networks. The company focuses on enhancing the performance and security of real-time communications, catering to service providers and enterprises. Acme Packet's technology plays a crucial role in facilitating seamless connectivity and interoperability across various communication platforms, thereby supporting the growing demand for unified communications and cloud-based services.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

29 Patents

#21 in Burlington, MA

#696 in Massachusetts

#11,625 in US

#22,552 in the World

Burlington, MA, United States of America

Acme Packet, Inc.

Forward Citations = 999

38 inventors:

Robert F Penfield (22 out of 60 patents)

Patrick John MeLampy (20 out of 75 patents)

Peter Commerford (9 out of 10 patents)

4. Ephraim Webster Dobbins (9 out of 9 patents)

5. Clifford M Spencer (7 out of 7 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Acme Packet, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/acme-packet

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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