Bellwether Electronic Corp.

46 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Jun 2029

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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.

1 fee due Apr 6, 2027
The maintenance fee for Electrical connector (US 9,153,904) comes due Apr 6, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 6, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Long straight high-frequency transmission cable (US 10,490,320) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Anti-deformation low profile card edge connector (US 9,219,321) comes due Jun 22, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 22, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Current transmission assembly and current transmission system (US 11,888,252) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

7 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,713,079	Card edge connector In force Term ends Jun 29, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 29, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,403,710	Fool-proof electric connector In force Term ends Sep 15, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 15, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,821,170	Electrical contact having multiple cantilevered beams In force Term ends Jan 25, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 25, 2033	From the USPTO record
US D815,048	Electrical connector with metal rings In force Term ends Apr 10, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 10, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 8,998,651	Plug and Receptacle of Power Conector with Misconnection-Proof Mechanism In force Term ends Jul 26, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 26, 2033	High confidence
US 9,153,904	Electrical connector In force Term ends Jul 19, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 19, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,614,329	Power plug, power receptacle and power connector assembly In force Term ends Jul 28, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 28, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,219,321	Anti-deformation low profile card edge connector In force Term ends Oct 3, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 3, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,350,104	Connector structure with retractable terminal In force Term ends Jul 21, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 21, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,431,773	Probe-type connector In force Term ends Nov 9, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 9, 2035	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

10 pending · 1 abandoned · 14 no status recorded

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