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Bright Technologies, LLC

23 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
3 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.
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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 Jan 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Locking Pin with Spring Retention Mechanism (US 9,086,118) comes due Jan 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 21, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Intelligent Fiber Rope Termination (US 10,451,504) comes due Apr 22, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Controlled translation method of affixing a termination to a tensile member (US 10,563,727) comes due Aug 18, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 18, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 3 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 3

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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 7,543,360Flex Accommodating Cable Terminations
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,818,849Stress Redistributing Cable Termination
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,770,265Cable Termination with an Angularly Offset Parabolic Wall Profile
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,273,527Method of terminating a stranded synthetic filament cable
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,371,015Method of Terminating a Stranded Synthetic Filament Cable
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,086,118Locking Pin with Spring Retention Mechanism
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,486,465Inspectable Synthetic Tensile Member Assembly
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 11,221,055Inspectable Synthetic Tensile Member Assembly
In force (reinstated)
 · High confidence
In force (reinstated)High confidence
US 10,167,928Inspectable Synthetic Tensile Member Assembly
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,054,505Termination installation for long cables
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 3 patents in force now held by others · 7 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 10 ended at full term · 1 past the fee grace period. List them

Sources and methods

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

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