269 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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249
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 Sep 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2036 · High confidence
Electrical Connector with Central Shield
US 9,917,405
Cited by 30 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Electrical Connector and Terminal Thereof
US 8,323,038
Cited by 28 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Method for Molding Electrical Connector
US 10,008,793
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 5 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.
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 Nov 26, 2026The maintenance fee for Electrical Connector with Upper Conductive Layer (US 9,039,426) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
- 8 fees due Dec 11 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 11
- 3 fees due Jan 4 to 9, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 9 fees due Feb 11 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 11
- 5 fees due Mar 10 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 10
- 4 fees due Apr 8, 2027
- 11 fees due May 3 to 26, 2027 · next May 3
- 3 fees due Jun 1 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 10 fees due Jul 2 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 1 fee due Aug 11, 2027The maintenance fee for Electrical Connector (US 10,559,901) comes due Aug 11, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 11, 2028, it lapses early.
- 9 fees due Sep 10 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 10
- 5 fees due Oct 7 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 7
- 2 fees due Nov 12, 2027
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 15 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 249 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Electrical Connector with Central Shield | 9 in force | to Oct 2037 |
| Method for Molding Electrical Connector | 5 in force | to Feb 2036 |
| Electrical Socket Connector with Guide Frame for Ic Chip Placement | 4 in force | to May 2036 |
| Electrical Connector and Method for Manufacturing Same | 2 in force | to Mar 2040 |
| Electrical Connection Device | 2 in force | to Jan 2038 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,335,062 | Electric Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,479,602 | Flat Cable In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,377,822 | Electrical Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,530,815 | Press-Fit Device for Connecting Two Electronic Components In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,442,083 | Electrical Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,413,443 | Electrical Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,585,174 | Conductive Component, Electrical Connector, and Chip Module In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,959,466 | Individually Filtered Terminals and Shielded Circuit Board Through-Holes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,517,227 | Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,442,056 | Assembled Electrical Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 269: 194 patents ended · 26 applications pending · 112 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.