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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation

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USPTO Granted Patents = 987

% Expired Patents = 39.1

CIPO Patents = 7

Trademarks = 30

Forward Citations = 36,166

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751 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Dale W Malik (59 out of 256 patents)

Frederick Diggle, Iii (33 out of 44 patents)

Samuel N Zellner (32 out of 208 patents)

4. Mark J Enzmann (32 out of 133 patents)

5. Robert A Koch (31 out of 288 patents)

6. Mark A Kirkpatrick (25 out of 52 patents)

7. Vernon Meadows (24 out of 95 patents)

8. Robert Torrence Moton, Jr (24 out of 124 patents)

9. Edward Michael Silver (23 out of 108 patents)

10. Hong Nguyen (23 out of 105 patents)

11. David Archie Scott (23 out of 59 patents)

12. James E Dickens (22 out of 43 patents)

13. Scott Crandall Holt (21 out of 54 patents)

14. Kevin Forsberg (21 out of 35 patents)

15. Anita H Simpson (21 out of 56 patents)

Core Competencies:

Prepaid Services

Call Management

Network Capacity

Voice Response System

Telecommunications

Wireless Messaging

Data Management

Telephony Equipment

Real-Time Call Logs

Network Monitoring

Interactive Notification

Technical Architecture

987 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 8027660 - Architecture for managing prepaid wireless communications services (2011-09-27),

2. 7941520 - System and method for tracking telephone network capacity and equipment (2011-05-10),

3. 7653377 - Pre-paid wireless interactive voice response system with variable announcements (2010-01-26),

4. 7573982 - Methods and systems for managing a call session (2009-08-11),

5. 7472181 - Automated real-time appointment control by continuously updating resources for possible rescheduling of existing appointments (2008-12-30),

6. 7450931 - Providing real time call log data to a remote call log for calls to and from a mobile communications apparatus (2008-11-11),

7. 7440413 - Asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) resource planning (2008-10-21),

8. 7272493 - G.P.S. management system (2007-09-18),

9. 7263535 - Resource list management system (2007-08-28),

10. 7263176 - Diagnostic checking of an inter-messaging network (2007-08-28),

11. 7263175 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for tracking breaks in physical plant during maintenance of a public switched telephone network (2007-08-28),

12. 7263173 - Evaluating performance of a voice mail system in an inter-messaging network (2007-08-28),

13. 7260203 - Method and apparatus for routing calls based on identification of the calling party or calling line (2007-08-21),

14. 7260189 - Systems and methods for information provision (2007-08-21),

15. 7257207 - Method and system for paying prepaid communications credit (2007-08-14),

Company Overview

Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation, based in Wilmington, DE, specializes in the development and management of innovative technologies within the wireless communications sector. The company focuses on enhancing telecommunications through advanced prepaid services, call management solutions, and voice response systems. Its expertise extends to optimizing network capacity and improving data management, positioning it as a key player in the evolution of telephony equipment and wireless messaging solutions.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Nov 3 2026

987 Patents

#9 in Wilmington, DE

#10 in Delaware

#529 in US

#1,043 in the World

Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation

Forward Citations = 36,166

751 inventors:

Dale W Malik (59 out of 256 patents)

Frederick Diggle, Iii (33 out of 44 patents)

Samuel N Zellner (32 out of 208 patents)

4. Mark J Enzmann (32 out of 133 patents)

5. Robert A Koch (31 out of 288 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/bellsouth-intellectual-property

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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