Maintenance fees coming due

Molex, LLC

228 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 9,039,428	Board-To-Board Connector Molex, LLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Nov 30, 2031 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Nov 30, 2031	High confidence
US 9,039,453	Electrical Connector Molex, LLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Dec 4, 2033 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Dec 4, 2033	High confidence
US 9,042,007	Optical Amplifier Molex, LLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Jul 22, 2034 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Jul 22, 2034	High confidence
US 10,305,196	Dielectric Lens Structures for Ehf Radiation Molex, LLC In force Fee due Nov 28, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 28, 2027 Term ends Dec 5, 2034 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Nov 28, 2026	May 28, 2027	Term ends Dec 5, 2034	High confidence
US 9,048,573	Industrial Interconnect System Incorporating Transceiver Module Cage Molex, LLC In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Jan 24, 2028 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Jan 24, 2028	High confidence
US 9,048,593	Electronic Card Connector Molex, LLC In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Oct 5, 2031 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Oct 5, 2031	High confidence
US 9,048,594	Dual SIM Card Connector Molex, LLC In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Jul 26, 2033 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Jul 26, 2033	High confidence
US 9,049,787	Paddle Card with Improved Performance Molex, LLC In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Jan 18, 2033 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Jan 18, 2033	High confidence
US 10,312,612	High-Current Connector and High-Current Connection Device Molex, LLC In force Fee due Dec 4, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 4, 2027 Term ends May 16, 2038 · High confidence	Molex, LLC	In force	Dec 4, 2026	Jun 4, 2027	Term ends May 16, 2038	High confidence
US 10,312,616	Card Edge Connector Molex LLC In force Fee due Dec 4, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 4, 2027 Term ends Jul 12, 2038 · High confidence	Molex LLC	In force	Dec 4, 2026	Jun 4, 2027	Term ends Jul 12, 2038	High confidence
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