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13 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

2 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.

Ending by 2030

Mar 2027

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Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 14, 2027.

Recent changes

1 term has 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,694,287	Schema-based dynamic parse/build engine for parsing multi-format messages In force Term ends Mar 21, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 21, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,702,916	Method and system for secure authentication In force Term ends Jun 29, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 29, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,774,402	Adaptive gateway for switching transactions and data on unreliable networks using context-based rules In force Term ends Oct 23, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,170,911	Incentive program awarding points per-mile-driven In force Term ends Oct 21, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 21, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 8,626,577	Network centric loyalty system In force Term ends Dec 3, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 3, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,249,957	System and Method for Data Completion Including Push Identifier In force Term ends Mar 28, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 28, 2030	High confidence
US 8,156,543	Method and System for Authenticating a Party to a Transaction In force Ends no later than Apr 7, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Apr 7, 2030	Medium confidence
US 8,505,826	Anti-Interrogation for Portable Device In force Term ends Aug 16, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 16, 2030	High confidence
US 8,313,021	System and Method for Managing Enhancement Features Assigned to Financial Presentation Devices In force Term ends Aug 28, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 28, 2030	High confidence
US 8,266,031	Systems and methods to provide benefits of account features to account holders In force Term ends Mar 25, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 25, 2031	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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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.

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