Maintenance fees coming due

Alpine Electronics, Inc.

71 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 9,041,412	Methods of Testing a Connection Between Speakers and a Power Amplifier and Devices Therefor Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Jul 26, 2033 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Jul 26, 2033	High confidence
US 9,041,670	Operation Control Apparatus and Operation Control Method for External Apparatus Connected to Vehicle-Mounted Apparatus Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Mar 27, 2033 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Mar 27, 2033	High confidence
US 9,043,006	Acoustic Characteristics Setting Support System and Acoustic Characteristics Setting Apparatus Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Dec 23, 2033 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Dec 23, 2033	High confidence
US 11,661,004	Vehicle Image Processing Device Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 30, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 1, 2027 Term ends Aug 15, 2041 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Nov 30, 2026	Jun 1, 2027	Term ends Aug 15, 2041	High confidence
US 10,309,790	Automatic Driving System Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 4, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 4, 2027 Term ends Feb 26, 2037 · High confidence	Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Dec 4, 2026	Jun 4, 2027	Term ends Feb 26, 2037	High confidence
US 10,319,393	Speech Recognition System and Gain Setting System Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 11, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 11, 2027 Term ends Mar 21, 2037 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Dec 11, 2026	Jun 11, 2027	Term ends Mar 21, 2037	High confidence
US 10,338,382	In-Vehicle Display System Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 2, 2027 Term ends Apr 20, 2038 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Jan 2, 2027	Jul 2, 2027	Term ends Apr 20, 2038	High confidence
US 10,338,680	Operating Apparatus Having Feedback Mechanism Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 2, 2027 Term ends Mar 17, 2037 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Jan 2, 2027	Jul 2, 2027	Term ends Mar 17, 2037	High confidence
US 9,076,481	Disk Drive Device with Disk Detection Mechanism Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 7, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 7, 2027 Term ends Nov 19, 2034 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Jan 7, 2027	Jul 7, 2027	Term ends Nov 19, 2034	High confidence
US 11,705,119	Guide Voice Output Control System and Guide Voice Output Control Method Alpine Electronics, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 18, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 19, 2027 Term ends Sep 25, 2040 · High confidence	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	In force	Jan 18, 2027	Jul 19, 2027	Term ends Sep 25, 2040	High confidence
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