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150 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
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.
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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 Building and managing data-processing attributes for modeled data sources (US 11,669,503) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Building Segment-Specific Executable Program Code for Modeling Outputs (US 11,693,634) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
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  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Transforming attributes for training automated modeling systems (US 10,643,154) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
  • 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 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 8,024,263Macroeconomic-Adjusted Credit Risk Score Systems and Methods
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,305,300System and method for managing and updating information relating to economic entities
In force
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US 7,747,559Systems and processes for automated criteria and attribute generation, searching, auditing and reporting of data
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,239,677Verification and authentication systems and methods
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,086,525Methods and systems for providing risk ratings for use in person-to-person transactions
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,256,825Systems and methods for securing data in electronic communications
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,700,597Systems and methods for managing statistical expressions
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,225,395Systems and methods for detecting child identity theft
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,442,910Systems and methods for using verified information cards in a communications network
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,862,566Systems and methods for intelligent parallel searching
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 150: 6 patents in force now held by others · 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 14 ended at full term. List them

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.

34 pending · 2 abandoned · 7 no status recorded

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