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96 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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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.
  • 1 fee due Dec 6, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for authenticating a user (US 11,669,604) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Enhanced Authorization to Access Transportation Hub Services (US 11,710,361) comes due Jan 25, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for capturing biometric data (US 9,112,858) comes due Feb 18, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 1, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for detecting head motion during an authentication transaction (US 10,430,679) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for enhancing user liveness detection (US 11,810,401) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 7 fees due Jun 1 to 15, 2027 · next Jun 1
  • 1 fee due Jul 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Increasing the Security of Electronic Messages (US 9,230,127) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for improving the security of secret authentication data during authentication transactions (US 9,262,615) comes due Aug 16, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 16, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 5 fees due Sep 17 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 17
  • 3 fees due Oct 5 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 5
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for identifying a client computer system (US 10,652,342) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,522,751System and method for protecting the privacy and security of stored biometric data
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,545,961Biometric authentication system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,545,962Biometric authentication system
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,685,629Methods and systems for authenticating users
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,865,937Methods and systems for authenticating users
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,202,032Methods and systems for authenticating users
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,485,251Methods and systems for authenticating users
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,781,107Methods and systems for authenticating users
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,320,782Methods and Systems for Authenticating Users
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 9,202,028Methods and systems for authenticating users
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

2 pending · 1 no status recorded

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