Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,791,176
· Confirmation No. 7117
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Classification
USPC
257/690
G01R3/00
Y10T29/49147
Y10T29/49149
Y10T29/49155
Y10T29/49204
Y10T29/49208
Y10T29/49222
Y10T29/49224
H10W72/01225
H10W90/701
H10W72/01255
H10W72/232
H10W72/01204
H10W90/00
H10W72/234
H10W70/644
H10W72/012
H10W72/90
H10W72/20
H10W72/222
H10P72/74
H10W72/9415
H10W90/722
H10W72/01
H10W72/251
G01R1/06711
G01R1/06716
G01R1/06727
G01R1/06744
G01R1/06761
H05K3/326
H05K3/4092
Y10S438/977
Prosecution
- Examiner
- YEVSIKOV, VICTOR V
- Art Unit
- 2825
- Customer No.
- 27521
- Docket No.
- P74D1-US
- Confirmation No.
- 7117
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20010039109A1
- Pub. Date
- 2001-11-08
Patent Term Adjustment
-106days
Parent
is a Division of
→
App. 09/205,023
· US 6,255,126
Filed 1998-12-02
· Patented Case
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 10/933,063
· US 7,287,322
Filed 2004-09-02
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 11/929,510
· US 7,555,836
Filed 2007-10-30
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 12/498,886
Filed 2009-07-07
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
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SECURITY INTEREST
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from
ASTRIA SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDINGS, INC.,
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.,
FORMFACTOR, INC.,
MICRO-PROBE INCORPORATED
SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
Recorded 2016-07-12
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 6,791,176
- App. No.
- 09/777,348
- Filed
- 2001-02-05
- Granted
- 2004-09-14
- Pub. No.
- US20010039109A1
- Examiner
- YEVSIKOV, VICTOR V
- Art Unit
- 2825
- PTA
- -106 days
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