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11 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Oct 2029

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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 Aug 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Preventing Fraud in the Secondary Market for Gift Cards (US 9,251,515) comes due Aug 2, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 2, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Purchasing a Prepaid Bebit Account (US 9,324,110) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Nov 10, 2027

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1 term has 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,939,362	System and Method for Processing Gift Card Offer Contingent Upon an Event In force Term ends Oct 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2029	High confidence
US 9,016,567	System and Method for Chopping Up and Processing Gift Cards In force Term ends Oct 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2029	High confidence
US 9,251,515	System and Method for Preventing Fraud in the Secondary Market for Gift Cards In force Term ends Oct 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2029	High confidence
US 9,324,110	System and Method for Purchasing a Prepaid Bebit Account In force Term ends Oct 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2029	High confidence
US 9,336,521	System and Method for Chopping Up and Processing Gift Cards In force Term ends Oct 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2029	High confidence
US 9,336,524	System and Method for Tracking the Secondary Gift Card Marketplace In force Term ends Oct 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2029	High confidence
US 9,361,634	System and Method for Accepting Closed Loop Cards and Codes at a Merchant Point of Sale In force Ends no later than Oct 2, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Oct 2, 2029	Medium confidence
US 10,269,006	System and Method for Chopping Up and Processing Gift Cards In force Term ends Oct 2, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,887,998	System and Method for Converting Closed Loop Cards into Gift Codes In force Term ends Nov 22, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 22, 2029	High confidence
US 8,152,061	System and Method for Processing Closed Loop Cards and Codes In force Ends no later than Jan 3, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jan 3, 2030	Medium confidence

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