1,204 patents currently held
6 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Aug 2027. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2027
Next term end
633
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Dec 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2030 · High confidence
Graphical User Interface for Tracking Transactions
US 10,460,395
Cited by 251 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Cardless Payment Transactions
US 10,185,958
Cited by 237 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Systems and Methods for Decoding Card Swipe Signals
US 8,231,055
Cited by 172 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 10 fees due Nov 28 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 28
- 25 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 15 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 20 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 34 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 40 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 22 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 26 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 28 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 28 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 25 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 21 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 2 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 25 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 633 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Systems and Methods for Decoding Card Swipe Signals | 16 in force | to May 2031 |
| Cryptocurrency Payment Network | 11 in force | to Sep 2037 |
| Device Security with Physically Unclonable Functions | 8 in force | to Oct 2039 |
| Blockchain Supported Resource Transfer Communication Protocol | 7 in force | to Dec 2042 |
| Cardless Payment Transactions | 7 in force | to Dec 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D687,832 | Stand for Tablet Computer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D695,520 | Cash Drawer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,831,584 | System and Method for Providing Real-Time Search Results on Merchandise In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D719,159 | Card Reader Stabilizer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D721,084 | Display with Graphic User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,107,856 | Dental Appliance Cleanser held by Block Drug Company Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D731,979 | Hub In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D732,059 | Device Display Screen with a Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D732,073 | Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Icon In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D732,074 | Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Icon In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1,204: 6 patents in force now held by others · 107 patents ended · 157 applications pending · 115 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.