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Shibaura Electronics Co., Ltd.

42 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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 Apr 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Temperature sensor (US 10,436,648) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 3 to 7, 2027 · next May 3
  • 1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Sensor element and manufacturing method of sensor element (US 10,505,286) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 2 to 14, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 1 fee due Aug 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Temperature detection device and assembly thereof (US 11,892,358) comes due Aug 6, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 7, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Temperature sensor and cooking appliance (US 11,940,330) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Temperature sensor (US 9,322,718) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Thermistor sintered body and thermistor element (US 10,643,768) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,176,443Infrared temperature sensor and fixing device using the same
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,322,718Temperature sensor
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,156,483Temperature sensor and temperature sensor manufacturing method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,712,207Temperature sensor having a sensor body held by a sensor holder
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,436,648Temperature sensor
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,927,493Dryer and absolute humidity difference sensor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,505,286Sensor element and manufacturing method of sensor element
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,845,247Infrared temperature sensor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,533,898Infrared temperature sensor
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,105,688Attaching a thermistor on a case
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 42: 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 2 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.

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