Term ends Apr 24, 2027 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Apr 24, 2027
Held by Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC
Filed Feb 27, 2013 as application 13/779,641 · Granted Jul 1, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2007
2027
Clock starts
Apr 24, 2007
Apr 24, 2007
Term ends
Apr 24, 2027
Apr 24, 2027
Granted
Jul 1, 2014
Jul 1, 2014
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
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.
3
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 is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Apr 24, 2007, when application 11/739,512, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Feb 27, 2013) | Apr 24, 2027 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | 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 | Apr 24, 2027 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,792,793 | In force Feb 2028 | Feb 2028 |
| US 8,402,062 | In force Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
| US 8,768,967 | this patent Apr 2027 | Apr 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2014 Reel 32635, frame 172 | McKesson Health Solutions LLC | McKesson Technologies Inc. | Merger |
| Apr 14, 2014 Reel 32665, frame 753 | Anantha, Vik S. | McKesson Health Solutions LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 2, 2017 Reel 41858, frame 482 | Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC; Change Healthcare, Inc.; Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.; Change Healthcare Operations, LLC; Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC; Altegra Health Operating Company LLC; McKesson Technologies LLC | Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Agreement |
| Mar 15, 2017 Reel 42020, frame 726 | McKesson Technologies Inc. | McKesson Technologies LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 2, 2018 Reel 45766, frame 181 | McKesson Technologies LLC | Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC | Change of Name |
| Apr 23, 2018 Reel 45613, frame 731 | Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC | Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 Reel 61620, frame 54 | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Resources, LLC (Formerly Known as Altegra Health Operating Company LLC); Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC; Change Healthcare Performance, Inc. (Formerly Known as Change Healthcare, Inc.); Change Healthcare Operations, LLC; Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.; Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC (Formerly Known as McKesson Technologies LLC); Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Resources, LLC (Formerly Known as Altegra Health Operating Company LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Performance, Inc. (Formerly Known as Change Healthcare, Inc.) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Operations, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC (Formerly Known as McKesson Technologies LLC) | Release of Security Interest |
| Oct 5, 2022 reel/frame not recorded | Bank Of America, N.a. | Change Healthcare Holdings, LLC | Release of Security Interest |
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Apr 2027
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