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Super Micro Computer, Inc.

137 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
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When these terms end

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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 Jan 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 3 fees due Feb 6 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 6 fees due Apr 20 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 20
  • 1 fee due May 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Server Structure Having Detachable Carrier (US 10,470,330) comes due May 5, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 5, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Pole Mount System for Facilitating Installation of Heavy Telecommunications Equipment (US 11,839,048) comes due Jun 5, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 14 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 14
  • 4 fees due Aug 4 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Storage Device Backplane with Penetrating Convection and Computer Framework (US 9,317,078) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 7 terms have ended 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 7,432,441Assembly of Modularized Housing and Door Cover
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,469,978Block-Shape Container Which Can Be Assembled into and Disassembled from a Computer Casing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,402,072Positioning Device for Fixing an Interface Card on a Computer Casing Without Using Screws
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,414,860Power Supply Early Warning Device for Pulling Out a Power Plug
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,499,285Control Device Used for a Computer Motherboard on Which a Plurality of Interface Cards Is Inserted
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,499,289Server Wherein an Interior of Which Is Connected with Five Expansion Boards
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,558,074Partitioning Device for Holding Slots of a Host Computer Case
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,813,146Method and System for Powering Multiple Computer Platforms
In force (reinstated)
 · High confidence
In force (reinstated)High confidence
US 7,567,437Assembly Device for Power Supplies
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,558,035Anomaly Control Device for a Dual Fan of Computer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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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.

2 pending · 14 no status recorded

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