581 patents currently held
27 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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344
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
163
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
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
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Aug 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2034 · High confidence
Systems and Methods for Providing Access to Wireless Gaming Devices
US 7,644,861
Cited by 270 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Game of Chance Systems and Methods
US 8,758,111
Cited by 148 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Systems and Methods for Providing Seamless Transitions Between Graphical Images on a Binary Options Interface
US 9,881,337
Cited by 132 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 283 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Interactive Games LLC
Also notable
Ends Jul 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 302 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Interactive Games LLC
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 7 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 10 fees due Dec 11 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 11
- 3 fees due Jan 2 to 11, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 8 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 11 fees due Mar 1 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 11 fees due Apr 3 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 8 fees due May 10 to 28, 2027 · next May 10
- 10 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 8 fees due Jul 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 6 fees due Aug 2 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 6 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 6 fees due Oct 7 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 7
- 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027The maintenance fee for Amusement Devices and Games Involving Multiple Operators, Multiple Players, And/Or Multiple Jurisdictions (US 11,978,322) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 27 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 163 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Multi-Stage Card Select | 20 in force | to Apr 2035 |
| System and Method for Slot Machine Game Associated with Financial Market Indicators | 17 in force | to Dec 2033 |
| Secondary Game | 15 in force | to Jun 2031 |
| A Method and Medium for Selecting a Merchant for a Trial Mode of a Delivery Service | 11 in force | to Apr 2027 |
| Event Wagering with Group And/Or in Run Options | 8 in force | to Sep 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,784,197 | Biometric Access Sensitivity In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,064,373 | Storing Information from a Verification Device and Accessing the Information from a Gaming Device to Verify That the Gaming Device Is Communicating with a Server In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,111,411 | Verifying a First Device Is in Communications with a Server by Storing a Value from the First Device and Accessing the Value from a Second Device In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,767,640 | Verifying a First Device Is in Communications with a Server by Storing a Value from the First Device and Accessing the Value from a Second Device In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,181,237 | Verifying a Gaming Device Is in Communications with a Gaming Server by Passing an Indicator Between the Gaming Device and a Verification Device In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,212,146 | Determining That a Gaming Device Is Communicating with a Gaming Server In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,525,357 | Storing Information from a Verification Device and Accessing the Information from a Gaming Device to Verify That the Gaming Device Is Communicating with a Server In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,546,107 | Biometric Access Sensitivity In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,991,196 | Verifying a First Device Is in Communications with a Server by Storing a Value from the First Device and Accessing the Value from a Second Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,083,970 | Storing Information from a Verification Device and Accessing the Information from a Gaming Device to Verify That the Gaming Device Is Communicating with a Server In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 581: 27 patents in force now held by others · 150 patents ended · 138 applications pending · 224 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.