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Geehy Microelectronics Inc.

29 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (to 2022)

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Ending by 2030
Apr 2029
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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 Dec 9, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Storage device and consumption container (US 9,050,817) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Type of imaging cartridge chips and methods for responding to read/write consumable volume information in an imaging device (US 10,350,900) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for controlling ink cartridge chip, ink cartridge chip and ink cartridge (US 9,108,419) comes due Feb 18, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Regeneration chip and contact control method therefor (US 10,423,373) comes due Mar 24, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 2 fees due Sep 10 to 12, 2027 · next Sep 10
  • 1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Imaging device, imaging cartridge, and verification method (US 9,335,695) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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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 D727,861Ink cartridge chip
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,357,091Information input method, apparatus and system for associated apparatus of imaging device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,666,263Information input method, apparatus and system for associated apparatus of imaging device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,031,452Method for restoring imaging cartridge chip
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,050,817Storage device and consumption container
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,947,716Information Storage Device and Image Forming Cartridge for Image Forming Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,830,517Imaging cartridge chip with self-adaptive contacts, imaging cartridge and self-adaptive method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,753,680Method for recording chip usage state information, chip of imaging cartridge and imaging cartridge
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,162,582Method for Recording Chip Usage State Information, Chip of Imaging Cartridge and Imaging Cartridge
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 10,585,633Method for recording chip usage state information, chip of imaging cartridge and imaging cartridge
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 29: 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them

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

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