Term ends no later than May 24, 2036 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends May 24, 2036
In force on USPTO's status record and by its fee record. A terminal disclaimer on file may shorten this term, possibly to a date already past; its reference document is unresolved, so the date above is an upper bound and no earlier date is guessed.
Held by Worldpay, LLC
Filed Jun 18, 2018 as application 16/010,869 · Granted Aug 13, 2019
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2016
2036
Clock starts
May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016
Ends no later than
May 24, 2036
May 24, 2036
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
base term
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.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
1 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.
8
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. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. 1 of 3 maintenance fees is paid so far. Confidence: Medium. 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 May 24, 2016, when application 15/162,936, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Jun 18, 2018) | May 24, 2036 | 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 | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than May 24, 2036 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 10,044,701 | In force Jan 2037 | Jan 2037 |
| US 10,382,425 | this patent no later than May 2036 | no later than May 2036 |
| US 10,931,657 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US 11,463,427 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US 11,736,467 | In force May 2036 | May 2036 |
| US 12,452,228 | In force no later than May 2036 | no later than May 2036 |
| Application 19/338,752 | Pending not computed | not computed |
| Application 19/338,771 | Pending not computed | not computed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2018 Reel 46138, frame 952 | Blasi, Scott Edward | Vantiv, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 6, 2018 Reel 46723, frame 234 | Vantiv, LLC | Worldpay, LLC | Change of Name |
| Feb 19, 2024 Reel 66624, frame 719 | Worldpay, LLC | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Feb 19, 2024 Reel 66626, frame 655 | Worldpay, LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 12, 2026 Reel 74314, frame 622 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Worldpay, LLC; Worldpay Iso and Ecommerce, LLC; Paymetric, LLC; Worldpay US, LLC | Release of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276 |
| Jan 12, 2026 Reel 74315, frame 412 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Worldpay, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Recorded at R/F 066624/0719 |
| Jan 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Worldpay, LLC | Release of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276 |
| Jan 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Worldpay Iso and Ecommerce, LLC | Release of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276 |
| Jan 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Paymetric, LLC | Release of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276 |
| Jan 12, 2026 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Worldpay US, LLC | Release of Security Interests Recorded at Reel/Frames 066626/0655, 066625/0426, 066625/0347, and 066625/0276 |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2036
Term ends no later than May 24, 2036. Maintenance fees still fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than May 24, 2036. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
45
later US patents cite this one
That is top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 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
This computed term ends no later than the date shown; an unresolved terminal disclaimer may end it earlier. 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.