Collateral for a security interest recorded Oct 31, 2007 (Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch).
Term ended Mar 6, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 17, 2022
Held by First Data Corporation
Filed Sep 17, 2002 as application 10/245,789 · Granted Sep 9, 2008
Base term plus 1266 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Term ended Mar 6, 2026
2002
2026
Clock starts
Sep 17, 2002
Sep 17, 2002
Term ended
Mar 6, 2026
Mar 6, 2026
Granted
Sep 9, 2008
Sep 9, 2008
base term
patent term adjustment
after the term ends
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
1,266
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
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.
37
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 1266 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees were paid, so no fee lapse ended it. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Sep 17, 2002, when this application, 10/245,789, was filed | Sep 17, 2022 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1266 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Mar 6, 2026 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Mar 6, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,447,657 | Term ended Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| US 7,203,670 | Term ended Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 |
| US 7,099,878 | Term ended Nov 2023 | Nov 2023 |
| Application 10/167,720 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 10/238,044 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| US 7,424,455 | this patent Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Application 10/321,287 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
| Application 10/356,368 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
8 of 37 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
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.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2002 Reel 13300, frame 816 | Kellogg, Linda L.; Mathison, Steven W.; Spurlock, Tony W.; Weis, David G.; Sharpee, Alan R. | First Data Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 31, 2007 Reel 20045, frame 165 | First Data Corporation; Cardservice International, Inc.; Fundsxpress, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck Services, Inc.; DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc.; Size Technologies, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 17, 2010 Reel 25368, frame 183 | DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Resources, LLC); Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Solutions, Inc.); Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jan 31, 2011 Reel 25719, frame 590 | DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, LLC; Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc.; First Data Solutions, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 30, 2019 Reel 49902, frame 919 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cardservice International, Inc.; DW Holdings Inc.; First Data Corporation; First Data Resources, LLC; Fundsxpress, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc.; Telecheck Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Cardservice International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | DW Holdings Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | First Data Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | First Data Resources, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Fundsxpress, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Intelligent Results, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Linkpoint International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Size Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Tasq Technology, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Telecheck International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Telecheck Services, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50090, frame 60 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation; DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Resources, LLC); Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc.; Intelligent Results, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Solutions, Inc.); Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50091, frame 474 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation; DW Holdings, Inc.; First Data Resources, LLC; Fundsxpress Financial Network, Inc.; First Data Solutions, Inc.; Linkpoint International, Inc.; Money Network Financial, LLC; Size Technologies, Inc.; Tasq Technology, Inc.; Telecheck International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50094, frame 455 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | DW Holdings, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Resources, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Resources, LLC) | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Fundsxpress Financial Networks, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Intelligent Results, Inc. (K/N/A First Data Solutions, Inc.) | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Linkpoint International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Money Network Financial, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Size Technologies, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Tasq Technology, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Telecheck International, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Resources, LLC | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Fundsxpress Financial Network, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Aug 19, 2019 reel/frame not recorded | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Solutions, Inc. | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
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Citations
82
later US patents cite this one
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