Maintenance fees coming due

Corning Optical Communications LLC

155 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 15, 2026, the next on Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 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 10,310,210	Fiber Optic Cable with Attachment Section and Methods of Installation Thereof Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Dec 4, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 4, 2027 Term ends Sep 28, 2037 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Dec 4, 2026	Jun 4, 2027	Term ends Sep 28, 2037	High confidence
US 11,668,882	Cleaning Nozzle and Nozzle Assembly and Cleaning Methods for Optical Fiber Connectors Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Dec 6, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 7, 2027 Term ends Oct 31, 2037 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Dec 6, 2026	Jun 7, 2027	Term ends Oct 31, 2037	High confidence
US 9,052,478	Total-Internal-Reflection Fiber Optic Interface Modules with Different Optical Paths and Assemblies Using Same Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Dec 9, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 9, 2027 Term ends Mar 30, 2032 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Dec 9, 2026	Jun 9, 2027	Term ends Mar 30, 2032	High confidence
US 10,317,635	Optical Fiber Cable with Bonded Core Elements Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Dec 11, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 11, 2027 Term ends May 31, 2036 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Dec 11, 2026	Jun 11, 2027	Term ends May 31, 2036	High confidence
US 10,330,876	Flexible Optical Fiber Ribbon with Ribbon Body Flexibility Recesses Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Dec 25, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 25, 2027 Term ends Nov 8, 2036 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Dec 25, 2026	Jun 25, 2027	Term ends Nov 8, 2036	High confidence
US 11,689,040	Power Distribution System Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Dec 27, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 28, 2027 Term ends Mar 29, 2038 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Dec 27, 2026	Jun 28, 2027	Term ends Mar 29, 2038	High confidence
US 10,336,644	Methods of Ferrule Reshaping for Correcting Core-To-Ferrule Concentricity Errors, and Optical Fiber Cable Assemblies Related to Such Methods Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Jan 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 2, 2027 Term ends Jun 30, 2037 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Jan 2, 2027	Jul 2, 2027	Term ends Jun 30, 2037	High confidence
US 10,338,331	Fiber Optic Ribbon Cable Having Enhanced Ribbon Stack Coupling and Methods Thereof Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Jan 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 2, 2027 Term ends Sep 24, 2032 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Jan 2, 2027	Jul 2, 2027	Term ends Sep 24, 2032	High confidence
US 10,338,332	Optical Fiber Bundle Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Jan 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 2, 2027 Term ends Aug 11, 2036 · High confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Jan 2, 2027	Jul 2, 2027	Term ends Aug 11, 2036	High confidence
US 9,073,243	Fiber Optic Cables with Access Features and Methods of Making Fiber Optic Cables Corning Optical Communications LLC In force Fee due Jan 7, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 7, 2027 Term ends Oct 14, 2031 · Medium confidence	Corning Optical Communications LLC	In force	Jan 7, 2027	Jul 7, 2027	Term ends Oct 14, 2031	Medium confidence
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