Kinova Inc.

21 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

Jun 2030

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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 Mar 8, 2027
The maintenance fee for Robotic arm with a plurality of motorized joints (US 9,126,332) comes due Mar 8, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 8, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Robot arm with skeleton and skin shell construction (US 11,820,011) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Articulated mechanism with internal brake assembly (US 10,576,644) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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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 8,840,160	Mechanical finger In force Term ends Jun 23, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 23, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 9,126,332	Robotic arm with a plurality of motorized joints In force Term ends Nov 29, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 29, 2032	From the USPTO record
US D873,878	Robotic Arm In force Term ends Jan 28, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 28, 2035	High confidence
US D958,859	Robotic arm In force Term ends Jul 26, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 26, 2037	From the USPTO record
US D973,605	Robotic arm controller In force Term ends Dec 27, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 27, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,576,644	Articulated mechanism with internal brake assembly In force Term ends Feb 14, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 14, 2038	From the USPTO record
US D978,941	Robotic Arm In force Term ends Feb 21, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 21, 2038	High confidence
US D979,626	Robotic arm In force Term ends Feb 28, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 28, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 11,007,636	Articulated mechanism with protective sleeve at joint In force Term ends Mar 28, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 28, 2038	From the USPTO record
US D1,006,081	Robotic arm In force Term ends Nov 28, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 28, 2038	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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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 · 5 no status recorded

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