Shift4 Corporation

16 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

May 2027

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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 Jun 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and system for utilizing authorization factor pools (US 10,515,356) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and System for Enabling Merchants to Share Tokens (US 9,256,874) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and System for Enabling Merchants to Share Tokens (US 10,586,230) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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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 8,690,056	Secure payment card transactions In force Ends no later than May 17, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than May 17, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 9,082,120	Secure payment card transactions In force Ends no later than May 17, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than May 17, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 9,495,680	Secure payment card transactions In force Term ends May 17, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 17, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 9,836,745	Secure payment card transactions In force Term ends May 17, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 17, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 10,185,956	Secure payment card transactions In force Term ends May 17, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 17, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,328,095	Secure payment card transactions In force Term ends May 22, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 22, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,770,789	Secure payment card transactions In force Term ends May 18, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 18, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 7,841,523	Secure payment card transactions In force Term ends Sep 29, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 29, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 7,891,563	Secure payment card transactions In force Term ends Dec 22, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 22, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,688,589	Method and system for utilizing authorization factor pools In force Term ends Nov 23, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 23, 2031	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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Published applications

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