224 patents currently held
75 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.
4 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record
Of the 75 now held by other companies, 38 name Renesas Electronic America Inc. as their current owner, and 37 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2027
Next term end
180
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
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: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2041 · High confidence
Shieldless, High-Speed, Low-Cross-Talk Electrical Connector
US 8,678,860
Cited by 100 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Electrical Connector Having Impedance Tuning Ribs
US 8,715,003
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 188 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
High Speed Connector
US 11,469,553
Cited by 49 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2041. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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.
- 9 fees due Dec 4 to 23, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 4 fees due Jan 14 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 14
- 3 fees due Feb 1 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 5 fees due Mar 3 to 15, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 6 fees due Apr 6 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 6
- 6 fees due May 5 to 19, 2027 · next May 5
- 3 fees due Jun 3 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 4 fees due Jul 9 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 4 fees due Aug 2 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 2 fees due Sep 1, 2027
- 2 fees due Oct 7 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 8 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 180 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| High Speed Connector | 4 in force | to Jan 2041 |
| I/O Connector Configured for Cable Connection to a Midboard | 4 in force | to Jan 2040 |
| Selectively Plated Plastic Part | 4 in force | to Sep 2036 |
| Electrical Power Connector | 3 in force | to Apr 2041 |
| I/O Connector Configured for Cabled Connection to the Midboard | 3 in force | to Jan 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,837,489 | Electrical Connector held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,678,860 | Shieldless, High-Speed, Low-Cross-Talk Electrical Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,914,238 | Free Standing Support held by Fci Holdings Delaware, LLC In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 7,909,648 | Electric Connector Having Ground Contacts Formed from a Grounding Shield held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,210,876 | Connector, Connector Assembling System and Method of Assembling a Connector held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D697,871 | Electrical Connector held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,348,703 | Electrical Connector held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,435,085 | Electrical Connector held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,182,296 | Electrical Connector held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,092,248 | Cable Clamp held by Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 224: 75 patents in force now held by others · 295 patents ended · 42 applications pending · 123 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.