35 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Aug 2028. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2028
Next term end
9
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 Mar 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2033 · High confidence
Smartcard Performance Enhancement Circuits and Systems
US 8,451,122
Cited by 129 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Multifactor Authentication Service
US 8,745,709
Cited by 22 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Remote Deposit Capture System with Check Image Generation and Storage
US 9,230,282
Cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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 11, 2026The maintenance fee for Computing Device with NFC and Active Load Modulation for Mass Transit Ticketing (US 10,318,855) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jan 4, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data via NFC for Mobile Applications Including Mobile Payments and Ticketing (US 11,694,053) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 25, 2027The maintenance fee for 13.56 MHZ Enhancement Circuit for Smartmx Smartcard Controller (US 9,117,152) comes due Feb 25, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 25, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 2 fees due May 3 to 24, 2027 · next May 3
- 1 fee due Jul 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Remote Deposit Capture System with Check Image Generation and Storage (US 9,230,282) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 30, 2027The maintenance fee for Sideband Generating NFC Apparatus to Mimic Load Modulation (US 10,607,129) comes due Sep 30, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 31, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 9 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Small RFID Card with Integrated Inductive Element | 19 in force | to Apr 2029 |
| Remote Deposit Capture System with Check Image Generation and Storage | 4 in force | to May 2033 |
| Digital Document Validation | 3 in force | to Feb 2041 |
| Multifactor Authentication Service | 3 in force | to Aug 2031 |
| Secure Mobile Transaction Apparatus and Method | 2 in force | to Jan 2043 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,072,331 | Mobile Payment Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,410,936 | Contactless Card That Receives Power from Host Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,814,053 | Mobile Payment Device with Small Inductive Device Powered by a Host Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,937,549 | Enhanced Integrated Circuit with Smartcard Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,117,152 | 13.56 MHZ Enhancement Circuit for Smartmx Smartcard Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,122,965 | 13.56 MHZ Enhancement Circuit for Smartcard Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,390,359 | Mobile Device with a Contactless Smartcard Device and Active Load Modulation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,483,722 | Amplifier and Transmission Solution for 13.56MHZ Radio Coupled to Smartcard Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,489,608 | Amplifier and Transmission Solution for 13.56MHZ Radio Coupled to Smartmx Smartcard Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,904,887 | Computing Device with NFC and Active Load Modulation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 35: 27 patents ended · 1 application pending. 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.