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Dinkle Enterprise Co., Ltd.

94 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
5 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 Nov 19, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Rail-based fastening structure for terminal block (US 9,033,746) comes due Nov 19, 2026. Unpaid by May 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Terminal block with lateral elastic handles (US 10,367,271) comes due Jan 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Feb 13 to 20, 2027 · next Feb 13
  • 3 fees due Mar 10 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 10
  • 3 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
  • 5 fees due Jun 17 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 17
  • 1 fee due Jul 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Signal feedback apparatus (US 10,529,508) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 1 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 1

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,485,852Wire locking structure
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,657,636Metal clamp
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,668,518Data bus structure for terminal blocks and terminal blocks using the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,651,902Wire-grasping structure for terminal block
In force (reinstated)
 · From the USPTO record
In force (reinstated)From the USPTO record
US 8,608,518Wire-grasping structure for terminal block
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,968,016Bus structure, terminal block, and terminal block assembly formed therefrom
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,979,577Bridging terminal
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,033,746Rail-based fastening structure for terminal block
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,093,761Terminal Block Structure
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,197,017Structure of a connection member with engaging-disengaging members
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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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.

8 pending · 1 abandoned · 4 no status recorded

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