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Morrisville, NC, United States of America

Tekelec

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USPTO Granted Patents = 321

% Expired Patents = 5.0

CIPO Patents = 4

EPO Patents = 92

Trademarks = 3

Forward Citations = 5,452

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200 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Peter Joseph Marsico (140 out of 163 patents)

Thomas Matthew McCann (47 out of 62 patents)

David Michael Sprague (34 out of 37 patents)

4. Mark Edward Kanode (27 out of 32 patents)

5. Apirux Bantukul (25 out of 34 patents)

6. Venkataramaiah Ravishankar (23 out of 27 patents)

7. Robert J Delaney (21 out of 26 patents)

8. Robby Darren Benedyk (19 out of 22 patents)

9. Dan Alan Brendes (18 out of 19 patents)

10. Jeffrey Alan Craig (17 out of 23 patents)

11. Devesh Agarwal (17 out of 27 patents)

12. Seetharaman Khadri (17 out of 19 patents)

13. Todd Eichler (17 out of 20 patents)

14. Uri Baniel (16 out of 23 patents)

15. Raghavendra Gopala Rao (16 out of 18 patents)

Core Competencies:

Diameter Signaling

Policy Enforcement

Mobile Network Management

Congestion Control

Roaming Management

Network Traffic Routing

Session Initiation Protocol

Telecommunications Services

Data Traffic Management

User Policy Control

Network Metadata

321 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 10477385 - Methods, systems and computer readable media for distributing policy rules to the mobile edge (2019-11-12),

2. 9998419 - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for controlling social networking service originated message traffic (2018-06-12),

3. 9935922 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for screening diameter messages within a diameter signaling router (DSR) having a distributed message processor architecture (2018-04-03),

4. 9917700 - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for policy enforcement correlation (2018-03-13),

5. 9860390 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for policy event record generation (2018-01-02),

6. 9712341 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing E.164 number mapping (ENUM) translation at a bearer independent call control (BICC) and/or session intiation protocol (SIP) router (2017-07-18),

7. 9699045 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing diameter overload control (2017-07-04),

8. 9647986 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing diameter signaling router with firewall functionality (2017-05-09),

9. 9647936 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for routing diameter messages at a diameter signaling router (2017-05-09),

10. 9635526 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing a diameter proxy agent to communicate short message service (SMS) messages (2017-04-25),

11. 9603058 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for triggering a service node to initiate a session with a policy and charging rules function (2017-03-21),

12. 9591556 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for access network discovery and selection (2017-03-07),

13. 9537904 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for using policy knowledge of or obtained by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) for needs based forwarding of bearer session traffic to network nodes (2017-01-03),

14. 9525983 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing mobile network operator controlled content to mobile subscribers using social networking messages (2016-12-20),

15. 9515892 - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing diameter traffic estimator (2016-12-06),

Company Overview

Tekelec, based in Morrisville, NC, specializes in Diameter Signaling and telecommunications solutions. The company focuses on policy enforcement, mobile network management, and congestion control, providing essential tools for effective roaming management and network traffic routing. With expertise in Session Initiation Protocol, Tekelec supports service providers in optimizing their network performance and enhancing user experiences. Its innovative technologies are pivotal in the evolving landscape of telecommunications services.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Nov 10 2026

321 Patents

#1 in Morrisville, NC

#42 in North Carolina

#1,379 in US

#2,808 in the World

Morrisville, NC, United States of America

Tekelec

Forward Citations = 5,452

200 inventors:

Peter Joseph Marsico (140 out of 163 patents)

Thomas Matthew McCann (47 out of 62 patents)

David Michael Sprague (34 out of 37 patents)

4. Mark Edward Kanode (27 out of 32 patents)

5. Apirux Bantukul (25 out of 34 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Tekelec. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/tekelec

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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