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What the USPTO Electronic Payment Receipt Means for Application 19/540,453
Proof of Filing and Payment in One Document
When the United States Patent and Trademark Office accepts a new utility application and payment, it issues an Electronic Payment Receipt. For application 19/540,453, that receipt (document N417.PYMT) is dated February 13, 2026, 7:14:20 PM Eastern Time. It shows Application # 19/540,453, Confirmation # 1134, Patent Center # 74480330, and confirms that the filing was made by Christopher Brown and that payment was authorized (card transaction E20262CJ15419115). Total amount: $400.00—covering the basic filing fee, search fee, and examination fee for a nonprovisional utility application under 35 USC 111(a).
The receipt is not the same as a Filing Receipt (37 CFR 1.54). The USPTO states that if the application includes the necessary components for a filing date, a Filing Receipt will be issued in due course, and the date on the Acknowledgement Receipt will establish the filing date of the application. So the February 13, 2026 date on this receipt is the critical date for priority and for telling the world when the fifteen-invention portfolio was filed.
Applicants and licensees should retain the payment receipt for records, for proof of payment, and for correspondence. The Application Number (19/540,453) and Patent Center Number (74480330) are what you use to check status in Patent Center and in all communications with the Office. Losing these numbers complicates every subsequent step. The receipt also documents the title of the invention exactly as filed: “Integrated Technology Portfolio Comprising Electronic Automotive Platform, Unified Processor, Electric Jet Propulsion…”—the full title of the consolidated specification.
Source: USPTO Electronic Payment Receipt N417.PYMT; US Patent Application 19/540,453.
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