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Sciaps, Inc.

24 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Nov 19, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Micro Purge of Plasma Region (US 9,036,146) comes due Nov 19, 2026. Unpaid by May 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Automated Multiple Location Sampling Analysis System (US 9,243,956) comes due Jul 26, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 26, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Automated Focusing, Cleaning, and Multiple Location Sampling Spectrometer System (US 9,267,842) comes due Aug 23, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 23, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Dual source system and method (US 9,285,272) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.

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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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,373,856Optical Beam Spectrometer with Movable Lens
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,125,637Optical Beam Spectrometer with Movable Lens
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D763,108Handheld Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analyzer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D763,110Handheld Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analyzer Nose Plate
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,568,430Automated Focusing, Cleaning, and Multiple Location Sampling Spectrometer System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,714,864Libs Analysis System
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,719,853Libs Analysis System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,036,146Micro Purge of Plasma Region
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,435,742Automated Plasma Cleaning System
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,395,243Handheld Libs Analyzer End Plate Purging Structure
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 24: 6 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 1 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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