23 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jul 2041. from the record

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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

Only 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.

Notable

System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Processing a Part US 11,613,014

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 5 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.

Ends Jul 2041 · High confidence Also notable

System and Method for Media Blasting a Workpiece US 12,172,266

Granted 2024. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2044.

Ends Mar 2044 · 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.

3 fees due May 21, 2027
1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Autonomously Increasing Dimensional Accuracy of a Workpiece via Three-Dimensional Sanding (US 11,883,961) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 13, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Surface Finishing a Part (US 11,897,136) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Autonomously Detecting and Repairing Defects in a Workpiece in Surface Finishing Applications (US 11,938,632) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Selective, Autonomous Processing of Regions of a Workpiece via Three-Dimensional Sanding (US 11,975,453) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Processing a Workpiece	21 in force	to May 2042
System and Method for Autonomously Grinding a Workpiece	1 in force	to May 2044
System and Method for Media Blasting a Workpiece	1 in force	to Mar 2044

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 11,584,005	System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Processing a Part In force Ends no later than Jul 31, 2041 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jul 31, 2041	Medium confidence
US 11,613,014	System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Processing a Part In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence
US 11,820,016	System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Processing a Compliant Workpiece In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence
US 11,820,017	Methods for Tracking and Replacement of a Sanding Pad In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence
US 11,820,018	Method for Autonomously Scanning, Processing, and Creating a Digital Twin of a Workpiece In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence
US 11,897,136	System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Surface Finishing a Part In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	Medium confidence
US 11,938,632	Method for Autonomously Detecting and Repairing Defects in a Workpiece in Surface Finishing Applications In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence
US 11,975,453	Method for Selective, Autonomous Processing of Regions of a Workpiece via Three-Dimensional Sanding In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence
US 12,049,009	System and Method for Autonomously Scanning and Processing a Part In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence
US 12,257,712	Methods for Tracking Abrasiveness of a Sanding Pad In force Term ends Jul 31, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2041	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 11 applications pending · 3 applications abandoned. 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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