I'm sorry, don't understand your post. What few million dollars?
It doesn't matter what other companies have done when the CEO(s) died. In this case, he was the the inventor and holder of the patents. When he died, the Company died. Note; there were no patents stated in the dissolution process, further affirming there were no patents.
As for the clean shell. I agree; it is a clean shell with various possibilities. However, I, and many others, have tried unsuccessfully to reach the former CEO's widow regarding various solutions and scenarios, including, but not limited to, outright purchase, partnerships and R/M. I have phoned, emailed and snail mailed with no response.