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Peabody, MA, United States of America

Scansoft, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 27

% Expired Patents = 3.7

EPO Patents = 1

Trademarks = 2

Forward Citations = 2,821

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80 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Allan Gold (4 out of 7 patents)

Joel M Gould (4 out of 89 patents)

Vladimir Sejnoha (2 out of 26 patents)

4. Dani Suleman (2 out of 20 patents)

5. David Parmenter (2 out of 9 patents)

6. Eric Fieleke (2 out of 2 patents)

7. Charles E Ingold (2 out of 6 patents)

8. Stijn Van Even (2 out of 5 patents)

9. Gregory L Whittemore (2 out of 4 patents)

10. David R Ferguson (2 out of 4 patents)

11. Ramesh Sarukkai (2 out of 3 patents)

12. Robert S Roth (2 out of 14 patents)

13. Barnaby John James (1 out of 85 patents)

14. Michael Jack Newman (1 out of 22 patents)

15. Laurence Steven Gillick (1 out of 36 patents)

Core Competencies:

Speech Recognition

Language Model

Error Correction

Adaptive Echo Suppression

Non-Verbalized Punctuation

Confidence Estimates

Document Management

Speech Synthesis

Acoustic Units

Compound Word Recognition

User Interface

Distributed Computing

27 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 7844465 - Random confirmation in speech based systems (2010-11-30),

2. 7584102 - Language model for use in speech recognition (2009-09-01),

3. 7580838 - Automatic insertion of non-verbalized punctuation (2009-08-25),

4. 7003456 - Methods and systems of routing utterances based on confidence estimates (2006-02-21),

5. 6959167 - Noise-level adaptive residual echo suppressor (2005-10-25),

6. 6912498 - Error correction in speech recognition by correcting text around selected area (2005-06-28),

7. 6862570 - Load-adjusted speech recognition (2005-03-01),

8. 6839669 - Performing actions identified in recognized speech (2005-01-04),

9. 6820094 - Computer-based document management system (2004-11-16),

10. 6810404 - Computer-based document management system (2004-10-26),

11. 6742161 - Distributed computing document recognition and processing (2004-05-25),

12. 6704703 - Recursively excited linear prediction speech coder (2004-03-09),

13. 6665641 - Speech synthesis using concatenation of speech waveforms (2003-12-16),

14. 6647363 - Method and system for automatically verbally responding to user inquiries about information (2003-11-11),

15. 6606594 - Word boundary acoustic units (2003-08-12),

Company Overview

Scansoft, Inc. is a technology company based in Peabody, Massachusetts, specializing in advanced speech recognition and natural language processing solutions. The organization focuses on developing software that enhances human-computer interaction, enabling applications across various sectors including telecommunications, automotive, and consumer electronics. With a commitment to innovation, Scansoft aims to improve user experiences through its cutting-edge voice technology, making it a key player in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

27 Patents

#5 in Peabody, MA

#740 in Massachusetts

#12,420 in US

#24,012 in the World

Peabody, MA, United States of America

Scansoft, Inc.

Forward Citations = 2,821

80 inventors:

Allan Gold (4 out of 7 patents)

Joel M Gould (4 out of 89 patents)

Vladimir Sejnoha (2 out of 26 patents)

4. Dani Suleman (2 out of 20 patents)

5. David Parmenter (2 out of 9 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Scansoft, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/scansoft

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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