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203 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
5 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.
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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.
  • 3 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
  • 2 fees due Dec 20, 2026
  • 1 fee due Jan 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Fiber optic guide pin changer and field tool with adapter (US 11,693,192) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 5 fees due Feb 6 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 5 fees due Mar 1 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 4 fees due Apr 3 to 22, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 4 fees due May 7 to 21, 2027 · next May 7
  • 3 fees due Jun 3 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 3
  • 6 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 2 fees due Aug 20 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 20
  • 3 fees due Sep 10 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 10
  • 5 fees due Oct 9 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

  • 5 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 7,296,935Ferrule adapter and ferrule adapter assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,104,973Ferrule-to-ferrule adapter and ferrule adapter assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,841,777Adapter with dust shutter
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,032,003Field installable ferrule and tool and method for installing optical fibers in the ferrule using the tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,052,334Field installable ferrule and tool and method for installing optical fibers in the ferrule using the tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,417,409Unitary fiber optic ferrule and adapter therefor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,910,226Unitary fiber optic ferrule and adapter therefor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,215,928Unitary Fiber Optic Ferrule and Adapter Therefor
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,936,403Unitary fiber optic ferrule and adapter therefor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,870,468Multi-port shielded adapter
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 203: 5 patents in force now held by others · 11 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 7 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.

15 pending · 2 abandoned · 21 no status recorded

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