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EP4575475 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING A SAMPLE USING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMS AND ACTIVE PIXEL CONTROL SENSORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.03.2026
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.11.2025
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2026New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FEI COMPANY
5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124 / US
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Inventor(s)01 / STRAKA, Branislav
Hillsboro, 97124 / US
02 / STEJSKAL, Pavel
Hillsboro, 97124 / US
03 / VYSTAVEL, Tomas
Hillsboro, 97124 / US
04 / HOLZER, Jakub
Hillsboro, 97124 / US
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Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
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Application number, filing date24218633.610.12.2024
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Priority number, dateUS20231854544719.12.2023         Original published format: US202318545447
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Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4575475
Date:25.06.2025
Language:EN
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Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2025
ClassificationIPC:G01N23/2251, H01J37/244, H01J37/28
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CPC:
G01N23/2251 (EP); G01N23/203 (CN); H01J37/244 (EP,US);
H01J37/28 (EP); G01N2223/413 (EP); G01N2223/418 (EP);
H01J2237/2441 (EP,US); H01J2237/24475 (EP); H01J2237/2448 (EP);
H01J2237/24495 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2025/26]G01N23/2251, H01J37/244
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesGENot yet paid
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TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR ANALYSE EINER PROBE MIT GELADENEN TEILCHENSTRAHLEN UND AKTIVEN PIXELSTEUERUNGSSENSOREN[2025/26]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING A SAMPLE USING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMS AND ACTIVE PIXEL CONTROL SENSORS[2025/26]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS D'ANALYSE D'UN ÉCHANTILLON À L'AIDE DE FAISCEAUX DE PARTICULES CHARGÉES ET DE CAPTEURS À PIXELS ACTIFS COMMANDÉS[2025/26]
Examination procedure25.11.2025Examination requested  [2026/01]
25.11.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.03.2026Communication of intention to grant the patent
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbi.2007.08.014
 [A]   STUART I. WRIGHT ET AL: "Electron imaging with an EBSD detector", ULTRAMICROSCOPY, vol. 148, 23 October 2014 (2014-10-23), NL, pages 132 - 145, XP055763084, ISSN: 0304-3991, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.10.002 [A] 1-15 * abstract * * page 550, column right, paragraph 2 - page 551, column left, paragraph 1 * * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.10.002
 [A]   SCHWARZER ROBERT A ET AL: "Backscattered Electron Imaging with an EBSD Detector", MICROSCOPY TODAY, vol. 23, no. 1, 31 January 2015 (2015-01-31), pages 12 - 17, XP093268343, DOI: 10.1017/S1551929514001333 [A] 1-15 * abstract * * page 134, column left, paragraph 3 - page 135, column right, paragraph 2 * * figures 2,3 *
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