Collateral for a security interest recorded Jun 19, 2018 (Bank of America, N.A.).
Term ends Apr 10, 2028 · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 16, 2026
Held by Blackhawk Network, Inc.
Filed May 12, 2010 as application 12/778,645 · Granted Jul 28, 2015
Base term plus 511 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2006
2028
Clock starts
Nov 16, 2006
Nov 16, 2006
Term ends
Apr 10, 2028
Apr 10, 2028
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Jul 28, 2015
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
511
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.
7
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 511 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. 2 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. 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 Nov 16, 2006, when application 11/560,380, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed May 12, 2010) | Nov 16, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +511 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | Apr 10, 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 | 2 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Apr 10, 2028 | High confidence |
This family
| US 7,740,170 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| Application PCT/US2007/084318 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,092,764 | this patent Apr 2028 | Apr 2028 |
| US 8,888,001 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 9,449,315 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 10,296,898 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 11,620,637 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2014 Reel 32553, frame 609 | Singh, Lalit; Shirsekar, Sanjay | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Apr 24, 2014 Reel 32757, frame 547 | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent | Security Interest |
| Jun 18, 2018 Reel 46377, frame 336 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Jun 19, 2018 Reel 47377, frame 11 | Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de), Inc.; Blackhawk Network, Inc.; Ewi Holdings, Inc.; Cardlab, Inc.; Cardpool, Inc.; Cashstar Inc. | Bank Of America, N.a. | First Lien Security Agreement |
| Jun 20, 2018 Reel 46393, frame 670 | Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de), Inc.; Blackhawk Network, Inc.; Ewi Holdings, Inc.; Cardlab, Inc.; Cardpool, Inc.; Cashstar Inc. | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Second Lien Security Agreement |
| Mar 13, 2024 Reel 66796, frame 196 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Blackhawk Network, Inc.; Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de). Inc.; Ewi Holdings, Inc.; Cashstar Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Blackhawk Engagement Solutions (de). Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Ewi Holdings, Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
| Mar 13, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. | Cashstar Inc. | Release (REEL 046393 / Frame 0670) |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
USPTO account required: This application in Patent Center · USPTO's maintenance fee lookup
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. Its fee lookup asks for the patent number and the application number.
What's changing
Apr 2028
Term ends Apr 10, 2028. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
The 511 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
5
later US patents cite this one
That is below the median of utility patents granted in 2015 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
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. 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.