45 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Jan 2027

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Touch Sensor System and Method US 7,518,381

Cited by 109 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.

Ends May 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Device for Illuminating Target Surface Including an Integrated Switch US 8,128,265

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2012 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.

Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Sensor Lead Sealing and Strain Relief US 8,338,702

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2012 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.

Ends Nov 2030 · High confidence

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.

2 fees due Nov 23, 2026
1 fee due Dec 2, 2026
The maintenance fee for Integrated Release Switch Assembly (US 9,045,083) comes due Dec 2, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 2, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Actuator Module for a Driveline Assembly (US 11,767,903) comes due Mar 26, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Evaporative Emissions Leak Check Module with Integrated Control and Communication System (US 11,773,809) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor Including a Vibration Reducing and/or Modifying Sleeve (US 9,182,297) comes due May 10, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 10, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Shift-By-Wire Transmission Range Selector System and Actuator for the Same (US 9,239,108) comes due Jul 19, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 19, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Target Activated Sensor (US 9,272,638) comes due Sep 1, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 1, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Inline Dump-Able Fuel System Dust Filter (US 9,333,451) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nov 9Assignment recorded on 1 record: Stoneridge Asia Pacific Electronics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. to GHSP Control Devices, Inc. Recorded Nov 9, 2026, executed Oct 29, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76685, frame 719.

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 41 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Sensor Lead Sealing and Strain Relief	2 in force	to Nov 2030
Device for Illuminating Target Surface Including an Integrated Switch	2 in force	to Mar 2029
Touch Sensor System and Method	2 in force	to Nov 2027
Temperature Sensor	2 in force	to Mar 2027
Modular Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Construction	1 in force	to Oct 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,594,500	Air Control Module In force Term ends Jan 17, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 17, 2027	High confidence
US 7,476,173	Park Inhibit Solenoid Assembly and System Incorporating the Same In force Term ends Mar 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 2, 2027	High confidence
US 7,682,076	Temperature Sensor In force Term ends Mar 28, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 28, 2027	High confidence
US 7,931,401	Temperature Sensor In force Term ends Mar 28, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 28, 2027	High confidence
US 7,518,381	Touch Sensor System and Method In force Term ends May 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 10, 2027	High confidence
US 8,324,910	Touch Sensor System In force Term ends Nov 15, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 15, 2027	High confidence
US 7,699,042	Filtration Device for Use with a Fuel Vapor Recovery System In force Term ends Apr 24, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 24, 2028	High confidence
US 8,028,969	Valve Seat and Valve Ball for Vacuum Solenoid Valves In force Term ends May 17, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 17, 2028	High confidence
US 7,714,241	Sealed Exterior Switch In force Term ends Jul 28, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 28, 2028	High confidence
US 8,333,495	Device for Illuminating Target Surface Including an Integrated Switch In force Term ends Nov 13, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 13, 2028	High confidence

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Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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