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    <periodOfReport>2010-12-16</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001038223</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CLARIENT, INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CLRT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001199270</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>LAMONT ANN H</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GORHAM ISLAND</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WESTPORT</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06880</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001365607</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OAK INVESTMENT PARTNERS XII L P</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GORHAM ISLAND</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WESTPORT</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06880</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.9</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-12-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>U</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5263158</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>20</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>COMMON STOCK</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>21052632</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The conversion rate of the Series A Preferred Stock is equal to the quotient of (i) the sum of (x) $7.60 plus (y) declared and unpaid dividends, divided by (ii) 1.90.   As a result, each share of Series A Preferred Stock converts into four (4) shares of Common Stock.  Each share of Common Stock tendered in the Offer received $5.00 per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Oak Investment Partners XII, Limited Partnership tendered all of the shares of Preferred Stock of Clarient, Inc. owned by it pursuant to the tender offer conducted by General Electric Company, a New York corporation (&quot;GE&quot;) for $20.00 per share of preferred stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among GE, Crane Merger Sub, Inc. (&quot;Purchaser&quot;) and Clarient, Inc (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;).  GE accepted all shares tendered on December 16, 2010 thereby acquiring all of the shares of stock of Clarient, Inc. owned by Oak Investment Partners XII, Limited Partnership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Series A Preferred Stock is immediately convertible.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The conversion feature continues indefinitely.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents shares directly owned by Oak Investment Partners XII, Limited Partnership.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Ann H. Lamont is currently a director of Clarient, Inc.  Upon GE's completion of the &quot;short form&quot; merger (which is anticipated to be as soon as practicable on or after December 22, 2010), the directors of Clarient, Inc. shall be the directors of the Purchaser and Ann H. Lamont shall no longer be a director of Clarient, Inc.

Ms. Lamont is a Managing Member of Oak Associates XII, LLC, the General Partner of Oak Investment Partners XII, Limited Partnership.  Each Reporting Person disclaims the existence of a &quot;group&quot; and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities) other than any securities reported herein as being directly owned by such Reporting Person, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Ann H. Lamont</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-12-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
