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Comau S.p.A.

56 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
3 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.
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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 Dec 4, 2026
    The maintenance fee for System for monitoring and controlling an industrial plant (US 10,310,472) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System for interfacing with an operator's body for a function unit (US 11,717,073) comes due Feb 8, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Industrial robot having electronic drive devices distributed on the robot structure (US 9,138,894) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Accessory modular device for AGV (US 11,780,718) comes due Apr 10, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Production line (US 10,512,993) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System And Corresponding Process For Gluing Together Two Components On A Vehicle-Body Assembly Line (US 10,577,037) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 1 term has ended 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 7,560,659Robot-aided remote laser welding with simplified control of focusing direction of laser beam
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,650,205Process for controlling industrial robots, and related robots, systems and computer programs
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,770,780System and method for assembling motor-vehicle body structures or sub assemblies thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,783,387Process for controlling industrial robots, and related robots, systems and computer programs
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,930,823Cell for automated assembling operations and assembling line including a plurality of these cells
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,950,125Cell for automated assembling operations
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,006,586Articulated robot wrist
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,806,739System for framing motor-vehicle bodies or sub-assemblies thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,412,379Robot system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D769,343Robot
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 56: 3 patents in force now held by others · 40 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 65 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.

3 pending · 19 no status recorded

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