0 patents currently held, every record listed here
4 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.
This portfolio holds none of the 4 US patents in force on its record. from the record
Of the 4 now held by other companies, 3 name Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. as their current owner, and 1 more name another party. Each row says which.
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
0
Ending by 2030
none
Next term end
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2009 to 2028.
US 7,667,931
Flexible Electrical Interconnection with Ends Urged into Engagement with Curved Surfaces of a Support and Hub in a Miniature Hard Disk Drive and Method
Oct 15, 2028
20132017202120252028
Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2009 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027.
now held by E2E Systems LLC
Also notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027.
now held by Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Apr 2028 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2009 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
now held by Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 4 patents in force now held by others · 23 patents ended · 2 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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