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Makerbot Industries, LLC

First filing 2010
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61 patents currently held

42 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.

The next term ends in Mar 2027. from the record

Of the 42 now held by other companies, 42 name Stratasys Inc. as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
22
Ending by 2030
Mar 2027
Next term end
37
Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
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

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
Cited by 117 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by Stratasys, Inc.
Ends Aug 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 105 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Stratasys, Inc.
Ends Feb 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Stratasys, Inc.
Ends Nov 2033 · 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.
  • 1 fee due Jan 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Three-Dimensional Printer Tool Systems (US 9,085,109) comes due Jan 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 21, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Voice-Controlled Three-Dimensional Fabrication System (US 9,108,450) comes due Feb 18, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Apr 27, 2027
  • 2 fees due Aug 2, 2027
  • 1 fee due Sep 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Coloring Filament for Three-Dimensionally Printing Colored Objects (US 10,589,458) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 37 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US D677,723Three-Dimensional Printer Frame
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D705,643Filament Spool
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D723,561Three-Dimensional Scanner
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D730,952Filament Spool
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D730,979Three-Dimensional Printer Frame User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D737,345Three-Dimensional Printer Frame
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D737,346Three-Dimensional Printer Frame
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D737,347Filament Spool Holder for Three-Dimensional Printer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D740,863Three-Dimensional Printer Frame
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D745,069Three-Dimensional Printer Frame
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 61: 42 patents in force now held by others · 23 patents ended · 34 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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