19 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

5 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in May 2038. from the record

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May 2038

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Patent families

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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

Fiber Optic Patching System US 10,281,672

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends May 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Fiber Breakout Assembly US 11,531,178

A family of 5 related applications built on the 2022 grant. Protection runs to 2041.

Ends May 2041 · High confidence Also notable

Optical Fiber Web Application US 11,599,245

The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2041, later than anything else here.

Ends Sep 2041 · 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 Aug 4, 2027
The maintenance fee for Fiber Optic Patching System (US 10,551,585) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Fiber Organizer (US 11,971,600) comes due Oct 30, 2027. Unpaid by May 1, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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

What they patent

The 5 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.

Fiber Breakout Assembly	5 in force	to Dec 2042
Fiber Organizer	3 in force	to Jun 2041
Optical Fiber Web Application	2 in force	to Sep 2041
Fiber Optic Patching System	2 in force	to May 2038
High Density Fiber Panel Organization	1 in force	to Jun 2044

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,281,672	Fiber Optic Patching System In force Term ends May 25, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 25, 2038	High confidence
US 10,551,585	Fiber Optic Patching System In force Term ends May 25, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 25, 2038	High confidence
US 11,531,178	Fiber Breakout Assembly In force Term ends May 5, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 5, 2041	High confidence
US 11,971,600	Fiber Organizer In force Term ends Jun 11, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 11, 2041	High confidence
US 12,001,073	Fiber Organizer In force Term ends Jun 11, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 11, 2041	High confidence
US 12,498,526	Fiber Organizer In force Term ends Jun 11, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 11, 2041	High confidence
US 12,298,574	Optical Fiber Management System In force Term ends Aug 20, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 20, 2041	High confidence
US 11,599,245	Optical Fiber Web Application In force Term ends Sep 17, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2041	High confidence
US 12,248,658	Optical Fiber Web Application In force Term ends Sep 17, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2041	High confidence
US D1,154,794	Cable Basket Label Card In force Term ends Oct 20, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 20, 2041	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 19: 32 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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