Universal Robots USA, Inc.

15 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

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

Ending by 2030

Sep 2029

Next term end

When these terms end

5 yrs10 yrs20 yrs

Held patents by the year their term ends

20262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045

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 Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Game Theory-Based Design of Robotic Systems (US 10,445,442) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Evaluation of Object Autonomy (US 10,635,761) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,301,421	Automatic Control System Generation for Robot Design Validation In force Term ends Sep 14, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 14, 2029	High confidence
US 8,428,781	Systems and Methods of Coordination Control for Robot Manipulation In force Term ends May 4, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 4, 2031	High confidence
US 10,078,712	Digital Proxy Simulation of Robotic Hardware In force Term ends Jan 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 14, 2034	High confidence
US D938,960	Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Graphical User Interface In force Term ends Dec 21, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 21, 2036	High confidence
US 10,635,761	System and Method for Evaluation of Object Autonomy In force Term ends Feb 1, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 1, 2037	High confidence
US 10,445,442	System and Method for Game Theory-Based Design of Robotic Systems In force Term ends Jan 21, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 21, 2038	High confidence
US 11,440,119	System and Method for Weld Path Generation In force Term ends Mar 10, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 10, 2039	High confidence
US 11,103,994	System and Method for Natural Tasking of One or More Robots In force Term ends Apr 5, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 5, 2039	High confidence
US 11,465,282	System and Method for Multi-Goal Path Planning In force Term ends Jun 30, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 30, 2039	High confidence
US 11,511,415	System and Method for Robotic Bin Picking In force Term ends Sep 19, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 19, 2039	High confidence

10 of 15 patents shown.

Pro members see all 15.

Pro members: see all 15 patents

Also on record, not counted in the 15: 1 patent in force now held by others · 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 1 ended at full term. List them

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.

Export every term end as CSV · Pro