69 patents currently held

1,630 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.

1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

Of the 1,630 now held by other companies, 1,543 name TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH as their current owner, and 87 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Jan 2027

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Patent families

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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

3D Printing System US 10,603,838

Cited by 19 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Jan 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Connector Assembly and Connector Product US 9,608,373

Cited by 29 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Jun 2033 · High confidence Also notable

Electrical Connector and Electrical Connector Assembly US 9,979,127

Cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Sep 2035 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Electrical Connector System US 7,976,318

Cited by 158 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.

now held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH

Ends May 2029 · High confidence

Also notable

Electrical Connector and Wire Harness Assembly with Compression Contacts US 11,031,710

The newest of the three, granted 2021. It anchors the portfolio to 2039, later than anything else here.

now held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH

Ends Sep 2039 · High confidence

Also notable

Electrical Connector Having Improved Density and Routing Characteristics and Related Methods US 8,142,236

The largest patent family in this portfolio, 8 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.

now held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH

Ends Jul 2027 · High confidence

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 16, 2026
The maintenance fee for Self-Lubricating Coating and Method for Producing a Self-Lubricating Coating (US 9,057,142) comes due Dec 16, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 16, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jan 16 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 16
1 fee due Apr 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Magnet Device for Position Sensor, Magnet Assembly and Sensing System Including the Magnet Assembly (US 10,451,441) comes due Apr 22, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 22, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Jun 17 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 17
1 fee due Aug 13, 2027
The maintenance fee for Assemblies for Mitigating Dry Band Arcing on Power Distribution Line Insulators (US 11,901,098) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for 3D Printing System (US 10,603,838) comes due Sep 30, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 31, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Crimp Tooling for a Terminal Crimping Machine (US 9,331,446) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

6 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
19 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 69 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Elastic Sealing Ring Expanding Apparatus	1 in force	to Sep 2038
Carrier	1 in force	to Jul 2038
Automatic Calibration Method For Robot System	1 in force	to Jun 2038
Wire Automatic Soldering System	1 in force	to Mar 2038
Integrated Equipment For Processing Fiber Optic Ferrule	1 in force	to Aug 2037

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,448,901	Surface Mount Poke-In Connector In force Term ends Jan 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2027	High confidence
US 7,497,711	Modular Method and System for Insulated Bus Bar Cable Harness Termination Concept In force Term ends Jan 25, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 25, 2027	High confidence
US 7,461,983	Field-Installable Optical Splice In force Term ends Dec 3, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 3, 2027	High confidence
US 7,618,283	Bridge Connector for Connecting Circuit Boards In force Term ends Apr 23, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 23, 2028	High confidence
US 7,704,077	Low Loss Board to Board Connection System In force Term ends Apr 13, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 13, 2029	High confidence
US 9,057,142	Self-Lubricating Coating and Method for Producing a Self-Lubricating Coating In force Term ends Mar 26, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 26, 2031	High confidence
US 8,388,389	Electrical Connectors Having Opposing Electrical Contacts In force Term ends Sep 13, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 13, 2031	High confidence
US 8,653,913	Fully Rated Contact System Having Normally Open Contact and Normally Closed Contacts In force Term ends May 31, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 31, 2032	High confidence
US 8,690,596	Jack Connector In force Term ends Jun 4, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 4, 2032	High confidence
US 10,154,595	Electrical Components and Methods and Systems of Manufacturing Electrical Components In force Term ends Mar 15, 2033 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 15, 2033	Medium confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 69: 1,630 patents in force now held by others · 806 patents ended · 13 applications pending · 122 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.

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