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Automaton, Inc.

25 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 10 name spellings.

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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 Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for RFID tag locating using constructive interference (US 10,386,474) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for RFID-based retail management (US 11,915,567) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for RFID tag locating using constructive interference (US 11,933,877) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US D779,543Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
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US 8,563,301Bioreactor systems and associated methods of processing bioreactor vessels
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US 11,043,093Systems and methods for RFID-based retail management
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US 10,013,860Systems and methods for RFID-based retail management
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US 11,915,567Systems and methods for RFID-based retail management
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US 10,871,558Systems and methods for RFID tag locating using constructive interference
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US 11,543,512Systems and methods for RFID tag locating using constructive interference
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US 11,933,877Systems and methods for RFID tag locating using constructive interference
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US 12,571,901Systems and Methods for RFID Tag Locating Using Constructive Interference
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US 10,118,188Devices for dispensing solid powder or pellets
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Also on record, not counted in the 25: 14 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 52 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

6 pending · 1 abandoned · 4 no status recorded

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