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Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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1,283 patents currently held

12 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.

The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record

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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
999
Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Integrated Circuit with Electromagnetic Communication US 9,444,146
Cited by 107 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Jun 2033 · High confidence Also notable
High Speed Bypass Cable for Use with Backplanes US 9,985,367
Cited by 78 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence Also notable
Floating Socket Connector US 10,892,576
Cited by 14 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Ends Nov 2037 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
Vaporizer Device with Vaporizer Cartridge US 11,253,001
Cited by 15 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
now held by Juul Labs, Inc.
Ends Oct 2039 · High confidence

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.
  • 4 fees due Nov 26 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 26
  • 20 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
  • 13 fees due Jan 7 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 7
  • 25 fees due Feb 1 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 24 fees due Mar 3 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 3
  • 21 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
  • 13 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
  • 18 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
  • 15 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 13 fees due Aug 4 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 30 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
  • 21 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 11 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 999 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Tightly-Coupled Near-Field Communication-Link Connector-Replacement Chips28 in forceto Mar 2034
Contact for a Connector10 in forceto Feb 2039
High Speed Bypass Cable For Use With Backplanes10 in forceto Mar 2033
Multiple Function Digital Optical Switch6 in forceto Nov 2033
Connector5 in forceto May 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,361,055Modular Filter Connector
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,354,279Floating Connector
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,322,854Spring-Biased EMI Shroud
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,350,369Ice Maker for Refrigerator
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,513,781Heating Element Connector Assembly with Insert Molded Strips
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,931,491Flat Cable Connector
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,950,952FPC Connector with Rotating Latch
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,794,281Card Connector
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,988,471Card Connector with Ejection Damper
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,396,242Lever Type Electrical Connector
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 1,283: 12 patents in force now held by others · 436 patents ended · 213 applications pending · 126 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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