Two patents currently held, every record listed here
2 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.
The next term ends in Aug 2041. from the record
Of the 2 now held by other companies, 2 name TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2041
Next term end
2
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2016 to 2044.20222028203420402044
2 pending applications: term is not computable until grant.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
Only 1 of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2034 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 32 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Also notable
Ends Nov 2044 · High confidence
Granted 2026. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2044.
now held by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 2 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Torque-Limiting Nut for a Break-Off Bolt | 1 in force | to Aug 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 2 of 2
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 12,584,510 | Torque-Limiting Nut for a Break-Off Bolt In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,562,508 | Insulation-Piercing Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 2: 2 patents in force now held by others · 2 applications pending · 1 application 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.