Nanofocus AG

5 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Nov 2027

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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.

1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for electronically analyzing a signal changing over time (US 10,627,214) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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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.

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,023,184	Device and method for high-intensity uniform illumination with minimal light reflection for use in microscopes In force Term ends Nov 15, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 15, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,014,053	Method for generating a universal pinhole pattern for use in confocal microscopes In force Term ends Sep 11, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 10,222,414	Apparatus and Method for Exchanging Probe In force Term ends May 12, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 12, 2037	High confidence
US 10,627,214	Method for electronically analyzing a signal changing over time In force Term ends May 14, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 14, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 11,029,143	Method and device for optical surface measurement by means of a chromatic confocal sensor In force Ends no later than Jul 12, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jul 12, 2037	From the USPTO record

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Published applications

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