Maintenance fees coming due

Samtec, Inc.

26 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 9,040,824	Twinaxial Cable and Twinaxial Cable Ribbon Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Jun 30, 2032 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Jun 30, 2032	High confidence
US 10,306,806	Cage with an Attached Heatsink Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Nov 28, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 28, 2027 Term ends Jan 10, 2038 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Nov 28, 2026	May 28, 2027	Term ends Jan 10, 2038	High confidence
US 9,052,473	Pivoting Latch for Cable Housing Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 9, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 9, 2027 Term ends Jul 10, 2033 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Dec 9, 2026	Jun 9, 2027	Term ends Jul 10, 2033	High confidence
US 9,054,806	Transporting Data and Auxiliary Signals Over an Optical Link Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 9, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 9, 2027 Term ends Apr 14, 2033 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Dec 9, 2026	Jun 9, 2027	Term ends Apr 14, 2033	High confidence
US 9,070,987	Connector with Secure Wafer Retention Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 30, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 30, 2027 Term ends Dec 28, 2033 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Dec 30, 2026	Jun 30, 2027	Term ends Dec 28, 2033	High confidence
US 11,693,194	Optical Block with Textured Surface Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 6, 2027 Term ends Apr 23, 2036 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Jan 4, 2027	Jul 6, 2027	Term ends Apr 23, 2036	High confidence
US 11,735,844	Anti-Backout Latch for Interconnect System Samtec Inc. In force Fee due Feb 22, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 23, 2027 Ends no later than Aug 15, 2037 · Medium confidence	Samtec Inc.	In force	Feb 22, 2027	Aug 23, 2027	Ends no later than Aug 15, 2037	Medium confidence
US 9,130,313	Center Conductor with Surrounding Shield and Edge Card Connector with Same Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Mar 8, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Sep 8, 2027 Term ends Sep 6, 2031 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Mar 8, 2027	Sep 8, 2027	Term ends Sep 6, 2031	High confidence
US 9,134,489	Optical Engine for Active Optical Cable Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Mar 15, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Sep 15, 2027 Term ends Nov 11, 2030 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Mar 15, 2027	Sep 15, 2027	Term ends Nov 11, 2030	High confidence
US 9,137,887	Via Structure for Transmitting Differential Signals Samtec, Inc. In force Fee due Mar 15, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Sep 15, 2027 Term ends Sep 7, 2032 · High confidence	Samtec, Inc.	In force	Mar 15, 2027	Sep 15, 2027	Term ends Sep 7, 2032	High confidence
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