Granted Patent
Utility
Small
US 6,827,979
· Confirmation No. 4605
METHODS UTILIZING SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE TIPS AND PRODUCTS THEREFOR OR PRODUCED THEREBY
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| 2016-11-09 | SES.REQ |
Assertion of entitlement to small entity status | 1 | View | |
| 2016-11-09 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2007-01-09 | COCOUT |
Certificate of Correction - Post Issue Communication | 1 | View | |
| 2006-11-22 | COCIN |
Request for Certificate of Correction | 4 | View | |
| 2006-11-22 | IMIS |
Miscellaneous Internal Document | 1 | View | |
| 2006-06-27 | COCOUT |
Certificate of Correction - Post Issue Communication | 1 | View | |
| 2006-04-26 | PET.DEC.PUBS |
Petition decision routed to the publications branch to act on the decision or continue prosecution. | 3 | View | |
| 2005-02-07 | PET.OP |
Petition for review by the Office of Petitions | 17 | View | |
| 2004-11-29 | BIB |
Bibliographic Data Sheet | 1 | View | |
| 2004-11-22 | IFEE |
Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | 1 | View | |
| 2004-11-17 | PETDEC |
Petition Decision | 2 | View | |
| 2004-11-10 | PETDEC |
Petition Decision | 1 | View | |
| 2004-11-02 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 1 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | IFEE |
Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | 1 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | PET. |
Petition Entered | 3 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 4 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | PEFR |
Applicant Response to Pre-Exam Formalities Notice | 2 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 2 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | PA.. |
Power of Attorney | 1 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | PET. |
Petition Entered | 1 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | PEFR |
Applicant Response to Pre-Exam Formalities Notice | 1 | View | |
| 2004-07-21 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2004-06-07 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 3 | View | |
| 2004-06-07 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 5 | View | |
| 2004-06-07 | IIFW |
Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. | 2 | View | |
| 2004-06-07 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2004-06-07 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 2 | View | |
| 2004-06-07 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2004-05-24 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 1 | View | |
| 2004-03-09 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 2 | View | |
| 2004-03-09 | SPEC |
Specification | 2 | View | |
| 2004-03-09 | CLM |
Claims | 20 | View | |
| 2004-03-09 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 30 | View | |
| 2004-03-09 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2004-03-09 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 30 | View | |
| 2004-03-09 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2004-02-10 | EXIN |
Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413) | 2 | View | |
| 2003-12-01 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 23 | View | |
| 2003-12-01 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 5 | View | |
| 2003-12-01 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2003-12-01 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 17 | View | |
| 2003-12-01 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 2 | View | |
| 2003-12-01 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2003-11-20 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 1 | View | |
| 2003-11-17 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 5 | View | |
| 2003-10-15 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2003-10-15 | SPEC |
Specification | 2 | View | |
| 2003-10-15 | ADS |
Application Data Sheet | 4 | View | |
| 2003-08-08 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2003-08-08 | CLM |
Claims | 26 | View | |
| 2003-08-08 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2003-08-08 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2003-08-08 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2003-08-08 | WCLM |
Claims Worksheet (PTO-2022) | 3 | View | |
| 2003-08-08 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2003-02-05 | C.AD |
Change of Address | 1 | View | |
| 2002-07-31 | N570 |
Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308) | 2 | View | |
| 2002-07-02 | PA.. |
Power of Attorney | 3 | View | |
| 2002-02-27 | C.AD |
Change of Address | 1 | View | |
| 2002-01-23 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 2 | View | |
| 2001-11-15 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 5 | View | |
| 2001-10-25 | PEFR |
Applicant Response to Pre-Exam Formalities Notice | 2 | View | |
| 2001-10-25 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 4 | View | |
| 2001-10-25 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2001-10-25 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2001-10-25 | CLM |
Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2001-10-25 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 2 | View | |
| 2001-10-25 | PA.. |
Power of Attorney | 1 | View | |
| 2001-08-02 | PEFN |
Pre-Exam Formalities Notice | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | SPEC |
Specification | 70 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | CLM |
Claims | 11 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 29 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | MISC OIPE |
Miscellaneous Internal Documents from Office of Patent Application Processing to the examiner indicating formality deficiencies | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-24 | WCLM |
Claims Worksheet (PTO-2022) | 1 | View |
Inventors
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
427/256
Prosecution
- Examiner
- FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P
- Art Unit
- 1762
- Customer No.
- 22428
- Docket No.
- 4183-1-1
- Confirmation No.
- 4605
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20020063212A1
- Pub. Date
- 2002-05-30
Patent Term Adjustment
-132days
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 60/115,133
Filed 1999-01-07
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 60/157,633
Filed 1999-10-04
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 60/207,711
Filed 2000-05-26
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 60/207,713
Filed 2000-05-26
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
is a Continuation in-part of
→
App. 09/477,997
· US 6,635,311
Filed 2000-01-05
· Patented Case
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 10/212,217
Filed 2002-08-06
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
is a Continuation in-part of
→
App. 10/725,939
· US 7,291,284
Filed 2003-12-03
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 10/301,843
Filed 2002-11-22
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 10/465,794
Filed 2003-06-20
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 10/937,877
· US 7,524,534
Filed 2004-09-10
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 11/301,026
Filed 2005-12-13
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 10/951,031
· US 7,446,324
Filed 2004-09-28
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 13/451,440
Filed 2012-04-19
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
PCT
is a Continuation of
→
PCT/US2001/017067
Filed 2001-05-25
· PCT - IPER (International Preliminary Examination Report) 409-416 Mailed
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 13/769,027
Filed 2013-02-15
· Abandoned -- Incomplete Application (Pre-examination)
Child
is a Continuation of
→
App. 11/933,251
· US 8,187,673
Filed 2007-10-31
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE
Recorded 2010-09-28
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE
Recorded 2010-07-14
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2002-01-07
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 6,827,979
- App. No.
- 09/866,533
- Filed
- 2001-05-24
- Granted
- 2004-12-07
- Pub. No.
- US20020063212A1
- Examiner
- FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P
- Art Unit
- 1762
- PTA
- -132 days
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