Collateral for a security interest recorded Mar 26, 2009 (Private Equity Management Group Financial Corporation).
Term ends May 25, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Sep 13, 2026
Held by IGT
Filed Sep 13, 2006 as application 11/520,452 · Granted Dec 11, 2012
Base term plus 620 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
Sep 13, 2006
Sep 13, 2006
Term ends
May 25, 2028
May 25, 2028
Granted
Dec 11, 2012
Dec 11, 2012
base term
patent term adjustment
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
620
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.
20
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 620 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. 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 13, 2006, when this application, 11/520,452, was filed | Sep 13, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +620 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 25, 2028 | 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 | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 25, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,976,384 | Term ended Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| US D467,977 | Term ended Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| US 8,328,635 | this patent May 2028 | May 2028 |
| US 8,007,358 | In force Jun 2030 | Jun 2030 |
| US 8,266,212 | Lapsed on the fee record Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| US 8,696,465 | Lapsed on the fee record Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| US 8,257,170 | In force Dec 2030 | Dec 2030 |
| Application 12/118,700 | Abandoned not computed | not computed |
8 of 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2007 Reel 18922, frame 448 | Progressive Gaming International Corporation; Mikohn Nevada; MGC, Inc.; Progressive Games, Inc.; Mikohn International, Inc.; Viking Merger Subsidiary, LLC; Primeline Gaming Technologies, Inc.; Games of Nevada, Inc. | Ableco Finance LLC | Security Agreement |
| Feb 27, 2007 Reel 18985, frame 689 | Oosthoek, Jeroen | Progressive Gaming International Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 Reel 21266, frame 403 | Ableco Finance LLC | Progressive Gaming International Corporation; Mikohn Nevada; MGC, Inc.; Progressive Games, Inc.; Mikohn International, Inc.; Viking Merger Subsidiary, LLC; Primeline Gaming Technologies, Inc.; Games of Nevada, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | Progressive Gaming International Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | Mikohn Nevada | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | MGC, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | Progressive Games, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | Mikohn International, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | Viking Merger Subsidiary, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | Primeline Gaming Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jul 22, 2008 reel/frame not recorded | Ableco Finance LLC | Games of Nevada, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 15, 2008 Reel 21398, frame 57 | Pgic N.V.; MGC, Inc.; Progressive Games, Inc.; Games of Nevada, Inc.; Viking Merger Subsidiary, LLC; Primeline Gaming Technologies, Inc.; Mikohn International, Inc.; Mikohn Holdings, Inc.; Endx, Inc. (USA); Pgi (Macao) Limited; Pgic Holdings, Limited; Progressive Gaming International (Group) Ltd.; Progressive Gaming International (UK) Ltd. | Private Equity Management Group Financial Corporation, as Administrative Agent | Security Agreement |
| Aug 18, 2008 Reel 21398, frame 485 | Pgic N.V.; MGC, Inc.; Progressive Games, Inc.; Games of Nevada, Inc.; Viking Merger Subsidiary, LLC; Primeline Gaming Technologies, Inc.; Mikohn International, Inc.; Mikohn Holdings, Inc.; Endx, Inc. (USA); Pgi (Macao) Ltd.; Pgic Holdings, Limited; Progressive Gaming International (Group) Ltd.; Progressive Gaming International (UK) Ltd. | International Game Technology, As Agent | Security Agreement |
| Feb 12, 2009 Reel 22247, frame 700 | Private Equity Management Group Financial Corporation | IGT | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 26, 2009 Reel 22449, frame 419 | Progressive Gaming International Corporation | Private Equity Management Group Financial Corporation | Foreclosure of Secured Party's Security Interest |
| Jul 3, 2025 Reel 71817, frame 394 | IGT | Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
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What's changing
May 2028
Term ends May 25, 2028. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 620 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
75
later US patents cite this one
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