Also listed on Valuelink, LLC, an earlier holder on the record. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ended Nov 10, 2026 · High confidence
20-year base term ended Nov 10, 2026
Held by First Data Resources, LLC
Filed Aug 20, 2014 as application 14/464,374 · Granted Jan 19, 2016
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Term ended Nov 10, 2026
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 10, 2006
Nov 10, 2006
Term ended
Nov 10, 2026
Nov 10, 2026
Granted
Jan 19, 2016
Jan 19, 2016
base term
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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
2 of 2
Maintenance fees paid
Two maintenance fees can end this term early, the ones due 3.5 and 7.5 years from grant; the third one's grace period runs past the term end. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
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Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 10, 2006, when application 11/558,874, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Aug 20, 2014) | Nov 10, 2026 | 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 | 2 of 2 maintenance fees paid | term ended | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Nov 10, 2026 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,820,631 | In force May 2032 | May 2032 |
| Application PCT/US2007/083516 | PCT application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 9,240,004 | this patent Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
| US 9,892,410 | Term ended 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2014 Reel 33575, frame 809 | Weitzman, Felix | First Data Corporation | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Mar 11, 2015 Reel 35136, frame 692 | First Data Corporation | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | Security Interest |
| Mar 24, 2015 Reel 35245, frame 721 | First Data Corporation | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Nov 29, 2016 Reel 40448, frame 908 | First Data Corporation | Valuelink, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jul 30, 2019 Reel 49898, frame 402 | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | First Data Corporation | Release of Security Interest |
| Aug 19, 2019 Reel 50094, frame 455 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | First Data Corporation | Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights |
| Nov 20, 2019 Reel 51068, frame 592 | Valuelink, LLC; Gift Solutions LLC | Gift Solutions LLC | Merger and Change of Name |
| Oct 28, 2020 Reel 54198, frame 704 | Gift Solutions LLC | First Data Resources, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
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later US patent cites this one
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