32 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jul 2036. from the record

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Jul 2036

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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

Notable

Additive Manufacturing by Spatially Controlled Material Fusion US 10,919,090

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 54 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Jun 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Additive Manufacturing Systems and Methods US 10,875,094

Cited by 24 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Sep 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Recoater System for Additive Manufacturing US 11,247,396

Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.

Ends Aug 2040 · 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 Mar 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Recoater System for Additive Manufacturing (US 11,760,014) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Laser Array Position Detection (US 11,850,793) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Defect Mitigation for Recoating Systems for Additive Manufacturing (US 11,858,206) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Laser Control Systems for Additive Manufacturing (US 11,931,824) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 9, 2027

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Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 23 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Recoater System for Additive Manufacturing	3 in force	to Aug 2040
Additive Manufacturing by Spatially Controlled Material Fusion	3 in force	to Jun 2037
Additive Manufacturing System with Gas Flow Head	2 in force	to Jun 2042
Optical Fiber Connector for Additive Manufacturing System	2 in force	to Feb 2042
Defect Mitigation for Recoating Systems for Additive Manufacturing	2 in force	to Aug 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 12,226,956	Additive Manufacturing by Spatially Controlled Material Fusion In force Ends no later than Jul 18, 2036 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jul 18, 2036	Medium confidence
US 11,602,792	Additive Manufacturing by Spatially Controlled Material Fusion In force Ends no later than Nov 7, 2036 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 7, 2036	Medium confidence
US 10,919,090	Additive Manufacturing by Spatially Controlled Material Fusion In force Term ends Jun 25, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 25, 2037	High confidence
US 10,875,094	Additive Manufacturing Systems and Methods In force Term ends Sep 28, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 28, 2038	High confidence
US 12,233,476	Additive Manufacturing Systems and Methods In force Term ends Dec 14, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 14, 2038	High confidence
US 12,311,467	Laser Control Systems for Additive Manufacturing In force Term ends Jan 22, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 22, 2040	High confidence
US 11,951,563	Additive Manufacturing System with Fixed Build Plate In force Term ends Apr 7, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 7, 2040	High confidence
US 11,760,014	Recoater System for Additive Manufacturing In force Ends no later than May 27, 2040 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than May 27, 2040	Medium confidence
US 12,208,578	Recoater System for Additive Manufacturing In force Term ends May 27, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 27, 2040	High confidence
US 12,427,601	Optical Fiber Connector for Additive Manufacturing Systems In force Term ends May 27, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 27, 2040	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 32: 40 applications pending · 2 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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