United Performance Metals

7 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

Mar 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 Sep 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Quality Monitoring of Additive Manufacturing Processes (US 11,941,568) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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

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.

Showing 1 to 7 of 7

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,272,424	System for enhancing sonotrode performance in ultrasonic additive manufacturing applications In force Ends no later than Mar 12, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Mar 12, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,082,966	System for enhancing sonotrode performance in ultrasonic additive manufacturing applications In force Term ends Jul 1, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 1, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 9,446,475	Weld assembly for ultrasonic additive manufacturing applications In force Term ends Apr 9, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 9, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,346,120	Sonotrode apparatus for use in ultrasonic additive manufacturing In force Term ends Dec 28, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 28, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 11,941,568	Method for Quality Monitoring of Additive Manufacturing Processes In force Term ends Aug 9, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 9, 2040	High confidence
US 11,311,960	High-Efficiency Welding Assembly for Use in Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing In force Term ends Sep 15, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 15, 2040	High confidence
US 12,257,652	Method for Using Soluble Sacrificial Materials in Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing In force Term ends Dec 29, 2040 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 29, 2040	Medium confidence

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