Methode Electronics, Inc.
17 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 11 name spellings.
10
Ending by 2030
Jan 2028
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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 2, 2026The maintenance fee for Method of Reducing Rotation Noise in a Magnetoelastic Torque Sensing Device (US 9,046,430) comes due Dec 2, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 2, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jan 7 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 7
- 1 fee due Feb 11, 2027The maintenance fee for Multi-function sensor and method (US 9,103,861) comes due Feb 11, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 11, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Active mechanical force sensor (US 9,134,188) comes due Mar 15, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 15, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 13, 2027
- 2 fees due Aug 11 to 16, 2027 · next Aug 11
- 2 fees due Sep 17 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 17
- 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027The maintenance fee for Torque Sensor Component Pairing and Assembly (US 10,634,573) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Folding cell holder (US 10,644,274) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
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 7,833,019 | Spring beam wafer connector In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,547,215 | Round connector with spring helix In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,794,235 | Continuous wireform connector In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,806,699 | Wound coil compression connector In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,806,737 | Stamped beam connector In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,578,794 | Magnetoelastic torque sensor with ambient field rejection In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,169,306 | Touch panel assembly with haptic effects and method of manufacturing thereof In force (reinstated) · From the USPTO record | In force (reinstated) | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,040,687 | Retracting lock mechanism for an electronics device In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,143,856 | Bi-directional inverter-charger In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,087,304 | Magnetoelastic torque sensor with ambient field rejection In force (reinstated) · From the USPTO record | In force (reinstated) | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 65: 17 patents in force now held by others · 94 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 256 ended at full term · 1 with no computed 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 · 2 abandoned · 21 no status recorded