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Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.

114 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
2 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.

Recorded under 12 name spellings.

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Ending by 2030
Dec 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.
  • 1 fee due Dec 11, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Receptacle assembly and transceiver module assembly (US 10,321,607) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Contact probe and semiconductor device socket including contact probe (US 9,105,994) comes due Feb 11, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 13, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electrical connector module (US 9,160,090) comes due Apr 13, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Socket for inspection (US 11,821,915) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Recepticle assembly with thermal management (US 10,511,118) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for IC socket (US 10,534,033) comes due Jul 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 2 to 23, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 1 fee due Nov 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Connector set and connector (US 11,984,679) comes due Nov 14, 2027. Unpaid by May 15, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
  • 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 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 7,326,085IC card wrong insertion preventing mechanism and IC card connector having the same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,511,375Semiconductor device carrier unit and semiconductor socket provided therewith
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,621,755Contact and IC socket using the contact
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,871,283Semiconductor package socket
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D699,607Contact probe
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,272,882Semiconductor device socket
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D706,716Receptacle connector
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D706,717Receptacle connector
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,625,231Adaptor for cable connector
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,568,918Socket for semiconductor device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 114: 2 patents in force now held by others · 102 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 260 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.

11 pending · 3 abandoned · 22 no status recorded

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