Impossible Objects, Inc.
Northbrook, IL, US· latest recorded location
Impossible Objects, Inc. is named on 38 US grants and 61 published applications in this corpus. Its most frequent classification is B33Y (Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive).
- Granted patents
- 38
- Published applications
- 61
- Inventors
- 45
- Granted in 2026 so far
- 2
- Most recent grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Technology areas
Share of 99 documents
- B33YAdditive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive90
- B29CShaping or joining of plastics89
- B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat41
- B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding37
- Y02PLow-carbon manufacturing28
- Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification25
- G03GElectrography23
- B22FWorking metallic powder18
- B29BPreparation or pretreatment of the material to be shaped16
- C22CAlloys16
Recent patents
- Recycled polymers for 3D printing25 Aug 2026US 12,715,974 B2
- Three-dimensional printed composite articles4 Aug 2026US 12,697,798 B2
- Method and apparatus for 3D printing using a stacker7 Jan 2025US 12,186,852 B2
- Three-dimensional printed composites using engineered powders30 Apr 2024US 11,969,938 B2
- Resistive heating-compression method and apparatus for composite-based additive manufacturing30 Apr 2024US 11,969,954 B2
- Injection mold system, method and article1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295905 A1
- Web-based composite-based additive manufacturing (cbam) system and method, with controlled sheet registration12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042258 A1
- Apparatus and process for producing additive manufactured metal matrix composites and article of manufacture thereof3 Apr 2025US 2025/0109468 A1
- Method for fabricating three-dimensional printed composites26 Dec 2024US 2024/0424729 A1
- Three-Dimensional Printed Composites using Engineered Powders22 Aug 2024US 2024/0278486 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional printed composites based on flattened substrate sheets35US 9,776,376 B22017
- Foldable construction blocks28US 8,756,894 B22014
- Methods and apparatus for 3D fabrication25US 9,827,754 B22017
- Apparatus for fabricating three-dimensional printed composites23US 9,833,949 B22017
- Method and apparatus for automated composite-based additive manufacturing22US 10,046,552 B22018