41 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Apr 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end
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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 Oct 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2030 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2033 · High confidence
Ordering Lottery Tickets Using Machine-Readable Code Images Displayed on Mobile Devices
US 9,652,789
Cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Methods and a System for Detecting Fraud in Betting and Lottery Games
US 8,401,679
Cited by 33 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
Computer-Implemented Methods and Computer Systems for Enabling Personalized Game Betting and Lottery Playing
US 9,224,269
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
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.
- 2 fees due Jan 7, 2027
- 5 fees due Jun 3 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 2 fees due Aug 16, 2027
- 2 fees due Nov 3 to 5, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 32 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,736,233 | System and Method for Entertainment Game In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D728,027 | Vending Machine In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D733,803 | Lottery Terminal In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,349,064 | Machine-Readable Form Configuration and System and Method for Interpreting at Least One User Mark In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,965,693 | Machine-Readable Form Configuration and System and Method for Interpreting at Least One User Mark In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,401,679 | Methods and a System for Detecting Fraud in Betting and Lottery Games In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US D760,845 | Lottery Terminal Stand In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,127,973 | Multi-Channel Perforated Ticket Separation Mechanism In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,262,871 | Methods and a System for Dispensing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,795,046 | Method for Displaying a Draw Result Along with Customized Information In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 41: 4 patents ended · 3 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.