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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
STEELCASE INC	901 44TH STREET S E P O BOX 1967 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49501

International Classification(s)

• 0601:SEATS

• 2016 Application Filing Year
• 0601 Class
• 603 Applications Filed
• 603 Patents Issued To-Date
• 100 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Bennie, William	Rockford, US	43	192
# of filed Patents : 43 Total Citations : 192
Hiyoshi, Yuka	Grand Rapids, US	30	199
# of filed Patents : 30 Total Citations : 199
Kachwalla, Irfan	Mid Levels West, HK	20	317
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 317
Ludwig, James	Grand Rapids, US	69	610
# of filed Patents : 69 Total Citations : 610
Nebel, Jessica	Munich, DE	13	79
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 79
O'Gorman, Santiago Carral	Grand Rapids, US	17	105
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 105
Scheper, Madison	Grand Rapids, US	13	79
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 79
Smith, Bruce	East Grand Rapids, US	101	1071
# of filed Patents : 101 Total Citations : 1071

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• 7 Citation Count
• 0601 Class

• 50 % this patent is cited more than
• 7 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date
7.5 Year Payment	$3600.00	$1800.00	$900.00	Aug 27, 2025
11.5 Year Payment	$7400.00	$3700.00	$1850.00	Aug 27, 2029

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

Full Text

US Patent No: 9106028

Connector for a memory card

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Abstract

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A connector for a card having a housing for housing a card equipped with a terminal member, a connection terminal attached to the housing for contacting the terminal member of the card and a detecting switch equipped with a first contact member and a second contact member for detecting separation from each other and the insertion of a card into the housing, wherein at least the first contact member or the second contact member is equipped with a fixed portion fixed to the housing and a moving portion displaceable by the housing and unevenly mated with the housing.

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Legal Events

 

• MAFP2023
• MAFP2019
• AS2015
• I2015
• STCF2015
• P2013
• AS2012
• F2010
• PD2009

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Jan 25, 2023	MAFP	MAINTENANCE FEE PAYMENT	free format text: PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 8TH YEAR, LARGE ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M1552); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY year of fee payment: 8
Jan 31, 2019	MAFP	MAINTENANCE FEE PAYMENT	free format text: PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 4TH YEAR, LARGE ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M1551); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY year of fee payment: 4
Aug 19, 2015	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:MOLEX INCORPORATED;REEL/FRAME:062820/0197 Owner name: MOLEX, LLC, ILLINOIS Effective Date: Aug 19, 2015
Aug 11, 2015	I	Issuance
Jul 22, 2015	STCF	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT GRANT	free format text: PATENTED CASE
Jan 03, 2013	P	Published
Aug 23, 2012	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MATSUMOTO, YASUYOSHI;TOMITA, MITSUHIRO;FUJIKAWA, TAKASHI;REEL/FRAME:028918/0961 Owner name: MOLEX INCORPORATED, ILLINOIS Effective Date: Aug 23, 2012
Dec 08, 2010	F	Filing
Dec 08, 2009	PD	Priority Date