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Keithley Instruments, LLC

100 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2 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 6 name spellings.

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Jan 2027
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When these terms end

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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 6, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Multi-stage current measurement architecture (US 11,668,733) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jan 2 to 18, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 1 fee due Feb 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Auto setting of alarm limits (US 10,373,474) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
  • 1 fee due Apr 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Determination and rendering of scan groups (US 10,462,541) comes due Apr 29, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 19 to 24, 2027 · next May 19
  • 2 fees due Jun 24 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 24
  • 2 fees due Sep 1 to 12, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 4 fees due Oct 16 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 16
  • 1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for SMU RF transistor stability arrangement (US 9,335,364) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 1 term has ended 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 7,568,946Triaxial cable with a resistive inner shield
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,498,854High speed solid state switch
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,616,088Low leakage inductance transformer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,482,961Digital feedthrough cancellation
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,508,240Power mains zero-crossing detector
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,683,650Measurement instrument with synchronized interference signals
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,616,014Pulsed I-V measurement method and apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,616,008Digital auto balance bridge
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,834,641Phase-gain calibration of impedance/admittance meter
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,614,274Method for calibration adjustment verification
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 100: 2 patents in force now held by others · 19 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 60 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.

8 pending · 6 no status recorded

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