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Verifone, Inc.

126 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
4 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.
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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 Nov 14, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Device with printed circuit board (PCB) (US 10,292,283) comes due Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Dec 9 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 9
  • 1 fee due Jan 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for kiosk or payment terminal-based touchless interactions using mobile electronic devices (US 11,694,174) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 6 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 6 fees due Mar 1 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 2 fees due Jun 8, 2027
  • 1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Devices and methods for optical-based tamper detection using variable light characteristics (US 10,544,923) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 2 to 11, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 4 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Payment data systems and methods (US 10,650,400) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 7 terms have 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,591,430Point-of-sale terminal
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,597,261Anti-tampering protection for magnetic stripe reader
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,657,192Apparatus and method for encrypting data in a magnetic stripe reader
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,832,628Protective cover for terminal keypad security switches
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,123,042Pin block replacement
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,032,222Secure Point of Sale Terminal
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 9,250,709Secure point of sale terminal
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,436,293Secured keypad devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,779,270Secured keypad devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D721,695Kiosk system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 126: 4 patents in force now held by others · 45 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 101 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

8 pending · 3 abandoned · 37 no status recorded

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