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Systems and Methods for Distributed Enhanced Payment Processing

US 10,346,838 In force
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Term ends Jul 31, 2032 · High confidence

Filed Jan 16, 2013 as application 13/743,283 · Granted Jul 9, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2012 2032
Clock starts
Jul 31, 2012
Term ends
Jul 31, 2032
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
base term fee events 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
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Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
30
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Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events1 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderJul 31, 2032High confidence

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Assignments

Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Jan 7, 2014
Reel 31909, frame 986
Ozvat, Matthew D.; Plomske, Michelle K.; Watts, Charles E.; Bonestell, Robert; Ourada, Daniel J.; Oliver, KevinMercury Payment Systems, LLC.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 29, 2014
Reel 33431, frame 198
Mercury Payment Systems, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as AgentSecurity Interest
Jul 14, 2017
Reel 43007, frame 199
Mercury Payment Systems, LLCVantiv, LLCAssignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 11, 2017
Reel 44171, frame 602
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Resigning AgentMorgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Successor AgentNotice of Assignment of Security Interest in Patent Collateral
Aug 6, 2018
Reel 46723, frame 234
Vantiv, LLCWorldpay, LLCChange of Name
Aug 1, 2019
Reel 49942, frame 453
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Successor-in-Interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Mercury Payment Systems, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Patents (Releases RF 33431/0198)
Feb 19, 2024
Reel 66624, frame 719
Worldpay, LLCJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Feb 19, 2024
Reel 66626, frame 655
Worldpay, LLCWilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentSecurity Interest
Jan 12, 2026
Reel 74314, frame 622
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentWorldpay, LLC; Worldpay Iso and Ecommerce, LLC; Paymetric, LLC; Worldpay US, LLCRelease of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276
Jan 12, 2026
Reel 74315, frame 412
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral AgentWorldpay, LLCRelease of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at R/F 066624/0719
Jan 12, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentWorldpay, LLCRelease of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276
Jan 12, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentWorldpay Iso and Ecommerce, LLCRelease of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276
Jan 12, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentPaymetric, LLCRelease of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276
Jan 12, 2026
reel/frame not recorded
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral AgentWorldpay US, LLCRelease of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276

Sources

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