Maintenance fees coming due

Cree, Inc.

133 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 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 10,290,777	Light Emitting Diodes, Components and Related Methods Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Jul 21, 2037 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Jul 21, 2037	High confidence
US 9,035,328	Light-Emitting Diode Component Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 19, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 19, 2027 Term ends Nov 11, 2032 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Nov 19, 2026	May 19, 2027	Term ends Nov 11, 2032	High confidence
US 10,295,124	Light Emitter Packages and Methods Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 21, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 21, 2027 Term ends Aug 30, 2033 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Nov 21, 2026	May 21, 2027	Term ends Aug 30, 2033	High confidence
US 11,654,596	Silicon Carbide Wafers with Relaxed Positive Bow and Related Methods Wolfspeed, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 23, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 24, 2027 Term ends May 17, 2039 · Low confidence	Wolfspeed, Inc.	In force	Nov 23, 2026	May 24, 2027	Term ends May 17, 2039	Low confidence
US 9,041,042	High Density Multi-Chip LED Devices Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Jan 31, 2031 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Jan 31, 2031	High confidence
US 9,041,285	Phosphor Distribution in LED Lamps Using Centrifugal Force Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Sep 12, 2028 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Sep 12, 2028	High confidence
US 11,664,407	Pixelated-LED Chips and Chip Array Devices, and Fabrication Methods Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 30, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 1, 2027 Term ends Feb 8, 2039 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Nov 30, 2026	Jun 1, 2027	Term ends Feb 8, 2039	High confidence
US 9,048,166	Method for Controlled Growth of Silicon Carbide and Structures Produced by Same Cree, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Apr 28, 2030 · High confidence	Cree, Inc.	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Apr 28, 2030	High confidence
US 9,048,392	Light Emitting Device Array Assemblies and Related Methods Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends May 14, 2032 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends May 14, 2032	High confidence
US 9,048,396	LED Package with Encapsulant Having Planar Surfaces Creeled, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Jan 12, 2033 · High confidence	Creeled, Inc.	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Jan 12, 2033	High confidence
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