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Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

19 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
6 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.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

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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 Dec 30, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Reliable Data Transfer for Locomotive Consist Communications (US 9,071,338) comes due Dec 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jan 7, 2027
  • 1 fee due Apr 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Receive Attenuation System for a Locomotive Consist (US 9,150,227) comes due Apr 6, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Synchronization and time transfer in wireless networks and method therefor (US 10,512,054) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Receive Attenuation System for Trainline Communication Networks (US 9,270,335) comes due Aug 23, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 23, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,078,256Data Communication Systems and Methods for Locomotive Consists
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,019,918Transmission Spectrum Selection for Locomotive Consist Communications
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,976,678Multiple Line Communications for Locomotive Consist
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,001,683Selective Routing of Communications in Locomotive Consist
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,073,560System and Method for Determining Communication Paths in a Trainline Communication Network
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,071,338Reliable Data Transfer for Locomotive Consist Communications
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,270,335Receive Attenuation System for Trainline Communication Networks
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,150,227Receive Attenuation System for a Locomotive Consist
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,688,295Trainline Network Access Point for Parallel Communication
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,560,139Train Communication Network
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 19: 6 patents in force now held by others · 14 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 4 ended at full term. List them

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.

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.

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