Impossible Objects, Inc.

39 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

2 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.

Ending by 2030

Sep 2029

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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.

5 fees due Dec 6 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 6
1 fee due Feb 13, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional printed composites based on flattened substrate sheets (US 10,377,106) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due May 7, 2027
3 fees due Aug 20, 2027
1 fee due Sep 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for stacker module for automated composite-based additive manufacturing machine (US 10,597,249) comes due Sep 24, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 24, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Oct 30, 2027

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,507,788	Methods and apparatus for distributed data storage In force Ends no later than Sep 16, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Sep 16, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,776,376	Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional printed composites based on flattened substrate sheets In force Term ends Aug 29, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 29, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,833,949	Apparatus for Fabricating Three-Dimensional Printed Composites In force Term ends Aug 29, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 29, 2032	High confidence
US 10,377,080	Method for Fabricating Three-Dimensional Printed Composites In force Ends no later than Aug 29, 2032 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Aug 29, 2032	Medium confidence
US 10,377,106	Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional printed composites based on flattened substrate sheets In force Term ends Aug 29, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 29, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 12,697,798	Three-Dimensional Printed Composite Articles In force Term ends Aug 29, 2032 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 29, 2032	Medium confidence
US 11,370,166	Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional printed composites based on folded substrate sheets In force Term ends Jan 2, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 2, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 10,350,877	Methods for photosculpture In force Term ends Nov 28, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 28, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,393,770	Methods for photosculpture In force Term ends Feb 11, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 11, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,827,754	Methods and Apparatus for 3D Fabrication In force Term ends Oct 10, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 10, 2035	High confidence

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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.

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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 · 4 abandoned · 8 no status recorded

Showing 1 to 10 of 15, newest filing first. An application has no patent term. A term is computed when and if it grants, and appears on that patent's own page. Where no title is shown, the bulk publication record carries none and this site holds no USPTO file history for that application.

Application	Title	Filed	Status
18/944,647	Apparatus and Process for Producing Additive Manufactured Metal Matrix Composites and Article of Manufacture Thereof	Nov 12, 2024	Pending
18/823,007	Method for Fabricating Three-Dimensional Printed Composites	Sep 3, 2024	Abandoned
18/648,948	Three-Dimensional Printed Composites using Engineered Powders	Apr 29, 2024	Pending
18/423,920	High Temperature-Tolerant 3D Printed Articles	Jan 26, 2024	Pending
18/331,668		Jun 8, 2023	No status recorded
18/331,566	Apparatus and Process for Producing Additive Manufactured Metal Matrix Composites and Article of Manufacture Thereof	Jun 8, 2023	Abandoned
17/447,511		Sep 13, 2021	No status recorded
16/944,060		Jul 30, 2020	No status recorded
16/539,545	Method for Fabricating Three-Dimensional Printed Composites	Aug 13, 2019	Abandoned
16/194,279		Nov 16, 2018	No status recorded

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