Method of conveying moieties through an IR conveyor furnace with controlled temperature profile for large area processing multichip modules
US 6,018,144 Lapsed on the fee recordLapsed Jan 25, 2008 on the fee record · From the USPTO record
20-year base term ended Nov 20, 2018
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Nov 20, 1998
Jan 25, 2008
Jan 25, 2000
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| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 20, 1998, when this application, 09/197,176, was filed | Nov 20, 2018 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 1 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Jan 25, 2008 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Jan 25, 2008 | From the USPTO record |
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