11 patents currently held

14 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 2037. from the record

Of the 14 now held by other companies, 9 name Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co. Ltd. as their current owner, and 5 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Ending by 2030

Aug 2037

Next term end

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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notable patents 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.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Electrical Connector Housing Assembly and Electrical Connector US 10,243,311

Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Aug 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Electroplating Device and Electroplating System US 11,807,953

Granted 2023. Computed term ends 2042.

Ends Mar 2042 · High confidence Also notable

Terminal Protector, Connector and Connector Assembly US 12,308,554

Granted 2025. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2044.

Ends Jan 2044 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Charging Socket and Lead Frame Assembly and Charging Socket US 11,777,260

The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2042, later than anything else here.

now held by Tyco Electronics (Sip) Ltd.

Ends May 2042 · High confidence

Also notable

Connector Housing, Connector Housing Assembly and Connector Assembly US 11,276,961

Granted 2022. Computed term ends 2040.

now held by Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

Ends May 2040 · 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 May 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Electroplating Device and Electroplating System (US 11,807,953) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 2 largest of its 11 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Terminal Protector, Connector and Connector Assembly	1 in force	to Jan 2044
Charging Terminal for Charging Socket, and Charging Socket	1 in force	to Jan 2043

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,243,311	Electrical Connector Housing Assembly and Electrical Connector held by Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. and Tyco Electronics Technology (Sip) Co. Ltd. In force Term ends Aug 4, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 4, 2037	High confidence
US 11,807,953	Electroplating Device and Electroplating System In force Term ends Mar 16, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 16, 2042	High confidence
US 12,188,143	Electroplating Device and Electroplating System In force Term ends Jul 23, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2042	High confidence
US 12,160,068	Charging Terminal for Charging Socket, and Charging Socket held by Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Tyco Electronics Technology (Sip) Ltd. In force Term ends Jan 26, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 26, 2043	High confidence
US 12,166,308	Mounting Bracket Assembly for Fixing Charging Socket and Charging Socket Assembly held by Tyco Electronics Technology (Sip) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd. and Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. In force Term ends Apr 9, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 9, 2043	High confidence
US 12,224,525	Connector and Connector Assembly In force Term ends Jun 30, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 30, 2043	High confidence
US 12,594,695	Injection Mold Insert and Manufacturing Method for Injection Mold Insert In force Term ends Oct 17, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2043	High confidence
US 12,413,113	Stator Having a Wire With a Slackened Portion In force Term ends Nov 25, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 25, 2043	High confidence
US 12,308,554	Terminal Protector, Connector and Connector Assembly In force Term ends Jan 1, 2044 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 1, 2044	High confidence
US 12,689,147	Connector Module, Connector, and Connector Assembly In force Term ends Jul 3, 2044 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 3, 2044	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 11: 14 patents in force now held by others · 46 applications pending. 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.

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Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.