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Washington, DC, United States of America

Mci Communications Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 473

% Expired Patents = 4.2

CIPO Patents = 2

Trademarks = 3

Forward Citations = 29,348

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581 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

William D Croslin (21 out of 25 patents)

John Arthur Fee (19 out of 45 patents)

Isaac K Elliott (18 out of 39 patents)

4. William J Johnson (15 out of 145 patents)

5. Carol Waller (14 out of 18 patents)

6. Kelvin Porter (12 out of 32 patents)

7. John V McLain, Jr (12 out of 13 patents)

8. Louis G Gottlieb (11 out of 15 patents)

9. Robert Branton, Jr (11 out of 12 patents)

10. Minh T Tran (11 out of 12 patents)

11. Steve Landon (11 out of 13 patents)

12. Mark DeMoss (11 out of 12 patents)

13. Curtis Brownmiller (11 out of 12 patents)

14. William Christopher Hardy (10 out of 29 patents)

15. John Kenneth Gallant (10 out of 83 patents)

Core Competencies:

Telecommunications

Call Center

Internet Telephony

Quality of Service

Intelligent Call Platform

Hybrid Network

Voice Response

Routing Options

Network Management

Fraud Detection

Multimedia Content

Telephony Resources

473 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 8693666 - Intelligent call platform for an intelligent distributed network (2014-04-08),

2. 8559615 - Contact server for call center (2013-10-15),

3. 8493969 - Internet telephony system with automated call answering (2013-07-23),

4. 8213392 - Cellular-based communications system and method of using same (2012-07-03),

5. 8194646 - System and method for providing requested quality of service in a hybrid network (2012-06-05),

6. RE43361 - Telecommunications system having separate switch intelligence and switch fabric (2012-05-07),

7. 8094647 - System and method for providing requested quality of service in a hybrid network (2012-01-10),

8. 7979518 - Intelligent call platform for an intelligent distributed network (2011-07-12),

9. 7933259 - Internet telephony system with automated call answering (2011-04-26),

10. 7929516 - Intelligent services network using a switch controller (2011-04-19),

11. 7924816 - System and method for servicing calls originating via the Internet (2011-04-12),

12. 7894586 - Multiple routing options in a telecommunications service platform (2011-02-22),

13. 7869425 - System and method for providing requested quality of service in a hybrid network (2011-01-11),

14. 7783755 - Contact server for call center (2010-08-24),

15. 7623644 - System for executing advanced interactive voice response services using service-independent building blocks (2009-11-24),

Company Overview

Mci Communications Corporation, headquartered in Washington, DC, specializes in telecommunications systems, focusing on innovative solutions for voice and data communication. The company is recognized for its advancements in internet telephony, call center technologies, and quality of service enhancements. Mci's expertise extends to intelligent call platforms and hybrid networks, providing versatile routing options and voice response systems that cater to diverse communication needs in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 6 2026

473 Patents

#9 in Washington, DC

#9 in District of Columbia

#1,013 in US

#2,020 in the World

Washington, DC, United States of America

Mci Communications Corporation

Forward Citations = 29,348

581 inventors:

William D Croslin (21 out of 25 patents)

John Arthur Fee (19 out of 45 patents)

Isaac K Elliott (18 out of 39 patents)

4. William J Johnson (15 out of 145 patents)

5. Carol Waller (14 out of 18 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Mci Communications Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/mci-communications

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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