DCG Systems, Inc.
20 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
Recorded as renamed to FEI EFA, Inc. (2017)
12
Ending by 2030
Apr 2027
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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.
- 2 fees due Dec 16 to 23, 2026 · next Dec 16
- 1 fee due Feb 4, 2027The maintenance fee for Lock in Thermal Laser Stimulation Through One Side of the Device While Acquiring Lock-In Thermal Emission Images on the Opposite Side (US 9,098,892) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Laser-assisted device alteration using synchronized laser pulses (US 9,201,096) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 26, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and method for laser voltage imaging state mapping (US 9,244,121) comes due Jul 26, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 26, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 26, 2027The maintenance fee for Three-Dimensional Hot Spot Localization (US 9,322,715) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,733,100 | System and method for modulation mapping In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,686,748 | System and method for modulation mapping In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,897,918 | System and method for focused ion beam data analysis In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,539,966 | Enhanced OP3 algorithms for net cuts, net joins, and probe points for a digital design In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,535,000 | Method and system for identifying events in FIB In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,239,357 | System and method for modulation mapping In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,679,358 | System and method for voltage noise and jitter measurement using time-resolved emission In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,636,155 | System and method for resolving photoemission from semiconductor devices In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,786,436 | FIB based open via analysis and repair In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,697,146 | Apparatus and method for optical interference fringe based integrated circuit processing In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 25: 20 patents in force now held by others · 41 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 79 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
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How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
Published applications
US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.
2 abandoned · 9 no status recorded