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31 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.

Ending by 2030

Jan 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.

2 fees due Nov 26, 2026
1 fee due Dec 2, 2026
The maintenance fee for Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications (US 9,049,759) comes due Dec 2, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 2, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jan 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications (US 9,078,310) comes due Jan 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 7, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 20, 2027
The maintenance fee for Band hardness in fall protection system (US 9,163,419) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 12 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 12
2 fees due Oct 16 to 19, 2027 · next Oct 16

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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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,299,987	Modulation method and apparatus for dimming and/or colour mixing utilizing LEDs In force Term ends Jan 15, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 15, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,078,310	Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications In force Term ends Sep 17, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,320,093	Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications In force Ends no later than Sep 17, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Sep 17, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,775,207	Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications In force Term ends Sep 17, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2029	From the USPTO record
US RE49,872	Configurable LED Driver/Dimmer for Solid State Lighting Applications In force Ends no later than Sep 17, 2029 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than Sep 17, 2029	Low confidence
US RE50,882	Configurable Led Driver/Dimmer For Solid State Lighting Applications In force Ends no later than Sep 17, 2029 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than Sep 17, 2029	Low confidence
US 8,957,601	Configurable LED Driver/Dimmer for Solid State Lighting Applications In force Term ends Jan 24, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 24, 2030	Medium confidence
US 9,049,759	Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications In force Term ends Jan 26, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 26, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,525,446	Configurable LED driver/dimmer for solid state lighting applications In force Term ends May 21, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 21, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 9,433,053	Method and system for controlling solid state lighting via dithering In force Term ends May 13, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 13, 2031	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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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.

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