132 patents currently held

192 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.

15 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Jan 2029. from the record

Of the 192 now held by other companies, 93 name Change Healthcare Holdings LLC as their current owner, and 99 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Ending by 2030

Jan 2029

Next term end

102

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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

Systems and Methods for Determining and Communicating Patient Incentive Information to a Prescriber US 10,489,552

Cited by 55 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Sep 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Method and Apparatus for Parsing and Differently Processing Different Portions of a Request US 10,924,585

Cited by 15 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Feb 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Systems and Methods for Determining and Communicating a Rescription Benefit Coverage Denial to a Prescriber US 10,417,380

Cited by 28 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Feb 2035 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

System, Method and Corresponding Apparatus for Storing, Retrieving and Delivering Unit Dose Blisters US 8,036,773

Cited by 37 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.

now held by Omnicell, Inc.

Ends May 2029 · High confidence

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.

3 fees due Nov 16 to 23, 2026 · next Nov 16
3 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
4 fees due Mar 12 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 12
1 fee due Apr 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Determining and Communicating Information to a Pharmacy Indicating Patient Eligibility for an Intervention Service (US 10,430,555) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Determining and Communicating Patient Incentive Information to a Prescriber (US 10,489,552) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
3 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
1 fee due Sep 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Adherence Monitoring System (US 10,606,984) comes due Sep 30, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 31, 2028, it lapses early.
5 fees due Oct 7 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 7
3 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 102 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Providing Estimated Prescription Costs	4 in force	to Mar 2042
Method and Apparatus for Parsing and Differently Processing Different Portions of a Request	4 in force	to Feb 2037
Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Partitioning Prescription Transaction Costs in an Electronic Prescription Transaction	3 in force	to Nov 2040
Adherence Monitoring System	3 in force	to Dec 2037
Computing Device and Method for Message Construction and Processing Based Upon Historical Data	3 in force	to May 2037

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,521,557	System and Methods for Processing Rejected Healthcare Claim Transactions for Over-The-Counter Products In force Ends no later than Jan 30, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jan 30, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,036,918	Systems and Methods for Conversions of Denied Transactions Through Patient Funding In force Term ends Aug 3, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 3, 2029	High confidence
US 7,912,741	Systems and Methods for Copay Adjustments In force Term ends Aug 26, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 26, 2029	High confidence
US 8,099,339	Systems and Methods for Pharmacy Inventory Management In force Term ends Oct 9, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 9, 2029	High confidence
US 8,046,242	Systems and Methods for Verifying Prescription Dosages In force Term ends Oct 17, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2029	High confidence
US 8,036,913	Systems and Methods for Prescription Pre-Fill Processing Services In force Term ends Oct 22, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2029	High confidence
US 8,626,525	Systems and Methods for Real-Time Monitoring and Analysis of Prescription Claim Rejections In force Term ends Nov 16, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 16, 2029	High confidence
US 8,036,914	Systems and Methods for Supporting Drug or Product Recalls In force Term ends Dec 6, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 6, 2029	High confidence
US 8,060,379	Systems and Methods for Alternate Pricing for Prescription Drugs In force Term ends Dec 7, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 7, 2029	High confidence
US 8,386,274	Systems and Methods for a Prescription Safety Network Utilizing Eligibility Verification Transactions In force Term ends Jan 16, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2030	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 132: 192 patents in force now held by others · 34 patents ended · 15 applications pending · 104 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.

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