Hilight Semiconductor Limited

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

May 2035

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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 25, 2026
The maintenance fee for Method for generating reference currents in proportion to enable control of average power and extinction ratio of laser modulation in an optical transmitter (US 10,333,625) comes due Dec 25, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 25, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and system for controlling laser modulation (US 10,447,007) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for control of optical intensity and extinction ratio of laser modulation in an optical transmitter (US 10,535,978) comes due Jul 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 14, 2028, it lapses early.

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Patents held now

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,692,358	Circuitry In force Term ends May 22, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 22, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,774,304	Trans-impedance amplifier arrangement and control module In force Term ends Apr 11, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 11, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,447,007	Method and system for controlling laser modulation In force Term ends Jun 17, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 17, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,205,532	Laser power controller In force Term ends Jul 7, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 7, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,749,605	Laser power controller In force Ends no later than Jul 7, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jul 7, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,535,978	Method for control of optical intensity and extinction ratio of laser modulation in an optical transmitter In force Term ends Feb 2, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 2, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 10,333,625	Method for generating reference currents in proportion to enable control of average power and extinction ratio of laser modulation in an optical transmitter In force Term ends Mar 23, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 23, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 12,300,967	Method and System for Controlling Laser Modulation In force Term ends May 24, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 24, 2043	High confidence
US 12,498,529	Opto-electronic assemblies In force Term ends Dec 26, 2043 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 26, 2043	From the USPTO record
US 12,689,444	Opto-Electronic Assemblies In force Term ends Oct 13, 2044 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 13, 2044	High confidence

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