Collateral for a security interest recorded May 23, 2025 (JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.).
Term ends no later than Feb 17, 2027 · Low confidence
20-year base term ended Jul 17, 2023
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by LNW Gaming, Inc.
Filed Jul 7, 2006 as application 11/484,011 · Granted Apr 26, 2011
Base term plus 1311 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2003
2027
Clock starts
Jul 17, 2003
Jul 17, 2003
Ends no later than
Feb 17, 2027
Feb 17, 2027
Granted
Apr 26, 2011
Apr 26, 2011
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
1,311
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
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.
256
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 1311 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Low. 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 Jul 17, 2003, when application 10/622,321, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jul 7, 2006); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Jul 17, 2023 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +1311 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Feb 17, 2027 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Feb 17, 2027 | Low confidence |
This family
| US 6,655,684 | Term ended no later than Aug 2018 | no later than Aug 2018 |
| US 6,676,127 | Term ended Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| US 6,585,588 | Term ended Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| US 6,454,266 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2010 | Sep 2010 |
| US 6,651,981 | Term ended no later than Sep 2021 | no later than Sep 2021 |
| US 8,337,296 | Lapsed on the fee record Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| US 6,698,759 | Term ended no later than Sep 2015 | no later than Sep 2015 |
| US 6,568,678 | Term ended no later than Aug 2014 | no later than Aug 2014 |
8 of 256 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2006 Reel 18371, frame 382 | Downs, III, Justin G. | Shuffle Master, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Dec 19, 2006 Reel 18645, frame 715 | Shuffle Master, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 4, 2010 Reel 25314, frame 772 | Shuffle Master, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 11, 2011 Reel 25941, frame 313 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Shuffle Master, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Nov 25, 2013 Reel 31721, frame 715 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | SHFL Entertainment, Inc., Formerly Known as Shuffle Master, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patent Collateral at Reel/Frame No. 25314/0772 |
| Nov 30, 2013 Reel 31744, frame 825 | SHFL Entertainment, Inc., Formerly Known as Shuffle Master, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent | Amended and Restated Patent Security Agreement |
| Jan 20, 2014 Reel 32092, frame 407 | Shuffle Master, Inc. | SHFL Entertainment, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Sep 18, 2014 Reel 33766, frame 248 | SHFL Entertainment, Inc. | Bally Gaming, Inc. | Merger |
| Dec 1, 2014 Reel 34501, frame 49 | Bank Of America, N.a. | SHFL Entertainment, Inc.; Arcade Planet, Inc.; Bally Gaming, Inc.; Bally Gaming International, Inc.; Bally Technologies, Inc.; Sierra Design Group | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | SHFL Entertainment, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Arcade Planet, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Bally Gaming, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Bally Gaming International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Bally Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 1, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Sierra Design Group | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 3, 2014 Reel 34535, frame 94 | Bally Gaming, Inc. | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 4, 2014 Reel 34530, frame 318 | Bally Gaming, Inc.; Scientific Games International, Inc.; WMS Gaming Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Jul 25, 2017 Reel 43326, frame 668 | Bank Of America, N.a. | SHFL Entertainment, Inc.,Formerly Known as Shuffle Master, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Releases RF 031744/0825) |
| Dec 15, 2017 Reel 44889, frame 662 | Scientific Games International, Inc.; Bally Gaming, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Apr 11, 2018 Reel 45909, frame 513 | Scientific Games International, Inc.; Bally Gaming, Inc. | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Nov 5, 2018 Reel 47924, frame 701 | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Scientific Games International, Inc.; Bally Gaming, Inc.; WMS Gaming Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Releases Reel/Frame 034530/0318) |
| Nov 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Scientific Games International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Releases Reel/Frame 034530/0318) |
| Nov 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | Bally Gaming, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Releases Reel/Frame 034530/0318) |
| Nov 5, 2018 reel/frame not recorded | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | WMS Gaming Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Releases Reel/Frame 034530/0318) |
| Jan 19, 2020 Reel 51643, frame 44 | Bally Gaming, Inc. | SG Gaming, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Apr 21, 2022 Reel 59756, frame 397 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Scientific Games International, Inc.; WMS Gaming Inc.; Bally Gaming, Inc.; Don Best Sports Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 21, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Scientific Games International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 21, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | WMS Gaming Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 21, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Bally Gaming, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 21, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Don Best Sports Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Apr 22, 2022 Reel 59793, frame 1 | SG Gaming Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Security Agreement |
| Feb 7, 2023 Reel 62669, frame 341 | SG Gaming, Inc. | LNW Gaming, Inc. | Change of Name |
| Mar 21, 2023 Reel 63122, frame 655 | Bally Gaming, Inc. | SG Gaming, Inc. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the 9076307 and the Other 19 Properties Listed on the First Page of the Attachment Previously Recorded at Reel: 051643 Frame: 0044. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Change of Name. |
| May 23, 2025 Reel 71340, frame 404 | LNW Gaming, Inc. | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
Sources
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What's changing
Feb 2027
Term ends no later than Feb 17, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Note
The 1311 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Feb 17, 2027. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
245
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.