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This page provides public notice, under the virtual patent marking provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 287(a), that the Translator Series™ products and technologies identified below are protected by one or more United States patents. It is maintained and updated as patents issue or expire. Access is free and unrestricted.

Patented products & associated U.S. patents

Product / TechnologyU.S. PatentIssued
The Animal Call Comparison Tool, U.S. Pat. 12,646,526, as embodied in Translator Series™ ASCE (Analytic Sound Comparison Engine), which is built on it, and in the Translator Series™ call-training platform, including the Elk Translator, Duck Translator, Turkey Translator, Goose Translator, Deer Translator, and Songbird Translator applications (including the live ElkTranslator.com, DuckTranslator.com, TurkeyTranslators.com, GooseTranslator.com, and DeerTranslator.com species properties). U.S. Pat. 12,646,526 Jun. 2, 2026

What the patent covers, and what it does not

U.S. Pat. 12,646,526 covers the Animal Call Comparison Tool. ASCE (Analytic Sound Comparison Engine) is built on that tool. These parts of Translator Series are our own proprietary work and are not patented: ASCE’s scoring weights; real-time coaching; 3-Dimensional Audio Mapping (3DAM); the hunts and games; the avatars; and the ProGuides.

Patent details

Title
Animal Call Comparison Tool
Patent
U.S. Pat. 12,646,526
Date of Patent
June 2, 2026
Assignee
Translator Series, Inc. — Colorado
Inventor
Eric Sheets
Application No.
18/596,915 (filed Mar. 6, 2024)
Provisional Priority
63/488,776 (filed Mar. 7, 2023)
Int. Cl. G10L 25/51 Int. Cl. G10L 17/26 Granted & enforceable
Official U.S. Grant (PDF) → Verify at USPTO Patent Public Search (search for U.S. Pat. 12,646,526 — recent June 2026 grants may not appear on third-party indexes yet) ← Back to Translator Series

CLIEAIR™ — open framework, protected name

CLIEAIR™ (Civil Liberties Investigative Enforcement by AI Review) is Translator Series’ civic legal-technology framework. The framework itself has been deliberately published into the public record — continuously since 2024 under #CLIEAIR, with clieair.com held since June 2023 — so that its ideas remain free to every person, permanently, from everyone, including us.

The CLIEAIR™ name and mark identify Translator Series, Inc. as the source of the framework and its forthcoming certification standard, based on continuous and exclusive use in commerce. Federal registration filings are in process. Use of the CLIEAIR™ mark to identify a product or service requires authorization; the framework’s ideas require none.

The products listed above are marked with “Pat.” together with a reference to this page in satisfaction of 35 U.S.C. § 287(a).

This patent marking notice was last updated October 28, 2026.