57 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Feb 2033. from the record
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When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Nov 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence
Anchored Aerial Countermeasures for Rapid Deployment and Neutralizing Of Target Aerial Vehicles
US 11,192,646
Cited by 28 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Robotic End Effector with Dorsally Supported Actuation Mechanism
US 11,241,801
Cited by 15 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Optical Positioning Sensor
US 9,848,122
Cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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.
- 2 fees due Dec 13 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 13
- 1 fee due Jan 11, 2027The maintenance fee for Aerial Vehicles Having Countermeasures Deployed From a Platform for Neutralizing Target Aerial Vehicles (US 11,697,497) comes due Jan 11, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 12, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 22 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 22
- 2 fees due Jun 5, 2027
- 1 fee due Jul 26, 2027The maintenance fee for An Optical Positioning Sensor (US 9,245,916) comes due Jul 26, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 26, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Redundant Network Communication in A Robot (US 11,897,132) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Redundant Network Communication in A Robot (US 11,924,023) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 14, 2027The maintenance fee for Tunable Actuator Joint Modules Having Energy Recovering Quasi-Passive Elastic Actuators with Internal Valve Arrangements (US 11,981,027) comes due Nov 14, 2027. Unpaid by May 15, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- Oct 13Assignment recorded on 1 record: Sarcos Corp. to Palladyne Corp. Recorded Oct 13, 2026, executed Aug 28, 2025. Conveyance as recorded: Change of Name. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76728, frame 258.
- 5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 43 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| An Optical Positioning Sensor | 6 in force | to Mar 2034 |
| High Resolution Optical Displacement Measurement | 4 in force | to Feb 2043 |
| Sensor | 4 in force | to Nov 2035 |
| Anchored Aerial Countermeasures for Rapid Deployment and Neutralizing Of Target Aerial Vehicles | 3 in force | to Nov 2039 |
| Robotic End Effector with Dorsally Supported Actuation Mechanism | 2 in force | to Feb 2039 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,031,698 | Serpentine Robotic Crawler In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,651,365 | Optical Positioning Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,874,433 | Optical Positioning Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,197,383 | Optical Positioning Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,451,404 | Optical Positioning Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,690,479 | Optical Positioning Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,245,916 | An Optical Positioning Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,848,122 | Optical Positioning Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,077,978 | Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,228,234 | Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 57: 18 applications pending. 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.