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US 1,148,821 · App. 29/823,146 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Robotic arm

Inventors: Malin Grummas (Stockholm, SE); Anja Saabye (Odense S., DK); Michael Sjårup Christiansen (Fyn, DK); Steffen Johansen (Odense S., DK); Rasmus Borgbjerg Nielsen (Blommenslyst, DK); Michael Fair (Wakefield, MA)
Assignee: Universal Robots A/S
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Patent No.
US 1,148,821
App. No.
29/823,146
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a robotic arm as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: UNIVERSAL ROBOTS A/S
To: UNIVERSAL ROBOTS A/S
Reel/Frame 071689/0195 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2024
From: GRUMMAS, MALIN; SAABYE, ANJA; SJØRUP, MICHAEL; BORGBJERG, RASMUS; FAIR, MICHAEL
To: UNIVERSAL ROBOTS A/S
Reel/Frame 067451/0259 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2023
From: JOHANSEN, STEFFEN
To: UNIVERSAL ROBOTS A/S
Reel/Frame 064505/0164 →
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