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Autonomous Welding Robots

US 11,801,606 In force
OverviewFamilyAssignmentsSources & methods
Collateral for a security interest recorded Apr 29, 2026 (Trinity Capital Inc.).

Term ends Feb 24, 2042 · High confidence

Filed Sep 2, 2022 as application 17/902,748 · Granted Oct 31, 2023
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
20 years from filing
2022 2042
Clock starts
Feb 24, 2022
Term ends
Feb 24, 2042
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
base term 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
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
5
Family applications on record here
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This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. 0 of 3 maintenance fees are paid so far. Confidence: High. from the record

How we calculated this date

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Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Feb 24, 2022, when application 17/680,027, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Sep 2, 2022)Feb 24, 2042High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustmentNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Fee events0 of 3 maintenance fees paidIn forceHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 24, 2042High confidence

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US 11,548,162In force
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US 11,801,606this patent
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US 12,070,867In force
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US 12,715,139In force
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Application 90/015,335Pending
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Assignments

Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
RecordedAssignorAssigneeConveyance
Oct 3, 2024
Reel 68789, frame 5
Path Robotics, Inc.Triplepoint Private Venture Credit Inc.Security Interest
Jun 27, 2025
Reel 71549, frame 366
Lonsberry, Alexander James; Lonsberry, Andrew Gordon; Ajam Gard, Nima; Bunker, Colin; Benitez Quiroz, Carlos Fabian; Vasu, Madhavun CandadaiPath Robotics, Inc.Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Apr 29, 2026
Reel 74519, frame 513
Path Robotics, Inc.Trinity Capital Inc.Security Interest
May 19, 2026
Reel 74700, frame 957
Triplepoint Private Venture Credit Inc.Path Robotics, Inc.Release of Security Interest

Sources

Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO

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