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H.M. Electronics, Inc.

42 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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 30, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for automatically assigning voice communication channels (US 11,665,713) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Providing Headset Voice Control to Employees in Quick-Service Restaurants (US 11,706,348) comes due Jan 18, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 22 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 22
  • 1 fee due Apr 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for DC power and data communication over a single pair of wires, for a quick-service restaurant (US 11,778,005) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 7 to 19, 2027 · next May 7
  • 2 fees due Jun 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 5
  • 1 fee due Aug 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for automatically assigning voice communication channels to employees in quick service restaurants (US 11,895,675) comes due Aug 6, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 7, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 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 7,920,539Communication system and method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,639,906System and method for wideband audio communication with a quick service restaurant drive-through intercom
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,484,041Backward-compatible communication system components
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,443,275Facilitating ordering at an order point via smart ordering devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,408,022System and method for configuring communication devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,917,731System and method for configuring communication devices
In force (reinstated)
 · From the USPTO record
In force (reinstated)From the USPTO record
US 10,263,843System and Method for Configuring Communication Devices
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 10,484,241System and method for configuring communication devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,756,972System and method for configuring communication devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,756,973System and method for configuring communication devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 42: 1 patent in force now held by others · 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 35 ended at full term. 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

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.

1 pending · 6 no status recorded

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