Connaught Electronics Ltd.

94 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

2 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 2 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Feb 2027

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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 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Using parallel data lines for GPIO purposes (US 10,343,606) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Feb 8 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 8
1 fee due Mar 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for operating a camera system, camera system and motor vehicle (US 10,414,339) comes due Mar 17, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 17, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Apr 15, 2027
2 fees due May 14 to 28, 2027 · next May 14
1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and method for diagnosing electrical faults (US 10,502,773) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Image processing method for producing a high dynamic range image of a scene (US 11,882,367) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Aug 18, 2027
1 fee due Sep 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for providing at least one information from an environmental region of a motor vehicle, display system for a motor vehicle driver assistance system for a motor vehicle as well as motor vehicle (US 10,589,680) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 14, 2027

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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 7,949,486	Method and apparatus for calibrating an image capturing device, and a method and apparatus for outputting image frames from sequentially captured image frames with compensation for image capture device offset In force Term ends Feb 17, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 17, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 10,194,077	Method for operating a camera assembly, camera assembly and driver assistance system In force Term ends May 21, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 21, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,521,299	Method for operating a camera in a covered state, camera for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle In force Term ends Dec 17, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 17, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,659,386	Method for operating a camera assembly, camera assembly and driver assistance system In force Term ends May 10, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 10, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,934,428	Method and system for detecting pedestrians In force Term ends Sep 22, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 22, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,973,670	Electronic apparatus with an improved bearing for a connecting unit, camera system for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle In force Term ends Nov 21, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,340,156	Method for detecting an object in an environmental region of a motor vehicle by means of a camera system of the motor vehicle, camera system and motor vehicle In force Term ends Apr 14, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 14, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,762,810	Method for activating and deactivating an image correction function, camera system and motor vehicle In force Term ends Apr 23, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 23, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,393,917	Method for operating a driver assistance system with an electronic rearview mirror, driver assistance system and motor vehicle In force Term ends Apr 29, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 29, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,276,040	Method for Tracking a Target Vehicle Approaching a Motor Vehicle by Means of a Camera System of the Motor Vehicle, Camera System and Motor Vehicle In force Term ends Jul 31, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2035	High confidence

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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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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.

8 pending · 5 abandoned · 11 no status recorded

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