Lapsed Jul 6, 2022 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ended Oct 17, 2023
Third maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
Filed Oct 5, 2006 as application 11/544,219 · Granted Jul 6, 2010
Base term, 20 years from filing, plus 944 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
Lapsed Jul 6, 2022
2003
2026
Clock starts
Oct 17, 2003
Oct 17, 2003
No longer in force
Jul 6, 2022
Jul 6, 2022
Granted
Jul 6, 2010
Jul 6, 2010
Term would have run to
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
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
944
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 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.
6
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to May 18, 2026: its 20-year base term plus 944 days of term adjustment for prosecution delay. 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 Oct 17, 2003, when application 10/688,621, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Oct 5, 2006) | Oct 17, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +944 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 18, 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jul 6, 2022 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jul 6, 2022 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,469,823 | In force Jan 2027 | Jan 2027 |
| Application 60/724,671 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 7,748,613 | this patent Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| US 7,721,950 | Term ended Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| US 7,870,996 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 7,370,792 | Lapsed on the fee record May 2020 | May 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2006 Reel 18399, frame 748 | Graef, H. Thomas; Dunlap, R. Matthew; Utz, Zachary; Schoeffler, Daniel; Griggy, Shawn; Ramachandran, Natarajan | Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division of Diebold, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 17, 2016 Reel 39723, frame 548 | Diebold, Incorporated; Diebold Self Service Systems | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Patent Security Agreement |
| Sep 26, 2017 Reel 44013, frame 486 | Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold, Incorporated | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | Change of Name |
| Jul 21, 2020 Reel 53270, frame 783 | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (F/K/A Diebold, Incorporated); Diebold Self-Service Systems | U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest (NOTES) |
| Jul 21, 2020 Reel 53271, frame 67 | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (F/K/A Diebold, Incorporated); Diebold Self-Service Systems | U.S. Bank Trustees Limited | Security Interest (NOTES) |
| Aug 27, 2020 Reel 53622, frame 112 | Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold, Incorporated | Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Receiving Party Name Previously Recorded on Reel 044013 Frame 0486. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change from Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated Todiebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated. |
| Jan 6, 2023 Reel 62308, frame 499 | U.S. Bank National Association, as the Resigning Agent; Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, as Grantor; Diebold Self-service Systems, As Grantor | Glas Americas LLC, as the Successor Agent | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) - Usd Notes |
| Jan 6, 2023 Reel 62308, frame 587 | U.S. Bank Trustees Limited, as Resigning Agent; Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, as Grantor; Diebold Self-service Systems, As Grantor | Glas Americas LLC, as the Successor Agent | Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest (Intellectual Property) - Eur Notes |
| Jan 10, 2023 Reel 62338, frame 429 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (F/K/A Diebold, Incorporated); Diebold Self-Service Systems | Release of Security Interest in Patents Intellectual Property |
| Jan 10, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (F/K/A Diebold, Incorporated) | Release of Security Interest in Patents Intellectual Property |
| Jan 10, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent | Diebold Self-Service Systems | Release of Security Interest in Patents Intellectual Property |
| Aug 18, 2023 Reel 64641, frame 836 | Glas Americas LLC, as Collateral Agent | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (2025 Eur Notes Reel/Frame 053271/0067) |
| Aug 18, 2023 Reel 64642, frame 1 | Glas Americas LLC, as Collateral Agent | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents (2025 Usd Notes Reel/Frame 053270/0783) |
| Dec 9, 2024 Reel 69889, frame 890 | Diebold Self-Service Systems | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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Citations
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later US patents cite this one
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