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EP1094499 - Heating apparatus for bump bonding and bump bonding method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/17]Heating apparatus for bump bonding, bump bonding method and bump forming apparatus
[2008/41]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.05.2010
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.12.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 05.01.2011  [2011/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/47]For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Former [2001/17]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza-Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Narita, Shoriki
45-2-1104, Sakuragaoka-cho
Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu, 573-0018 / JP
02 / Imanishi, Makoto
24-5-509, Korikitano-cho
Neyagawa-shi, Osaka-fu, 572-0080 / JP
03 / Mae, Takaharu
305-4-410, Nagao-tanimachi 1-chome
Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu, 573-0164 / JP
04 / Watanabe, Nobuhisa
39-1-105, Senriyama-takatsuka
Suita-shi, Osaka-fu 565-0848 / JP
05 / Kanayama, Shinji
3-11-1-102, Shirakashi-cho
Kashihara-shi Nara-ken 634-0051 / JP
 [2001/17]
Representative(s)Eisenführ Speiser
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/17]Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner
Martinistrasse 24
28195 Bremen / DE
Application number, filing date00122813.919.10.2000
[2001/17]
Priority number, dateJP1999029663119.10.1999         Original published format: JP 29663199
[2001/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1094499
Date:25.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1094499
Date:15.06.2005
[2005/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1094499
Date:01.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2005
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/00
[2001/17]
CPC:
H01L21/67103 (EP,US); H01L21/68 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2006/10]
Former [2001/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Heizungsvorrichtung zum Bonden mittels Löthocker und Löthocker Bondenverfahren[2008/41]
English:Heating apparatus for bump bonding and bump bonding method[2008/41]
French:Dispositif de chauffage pour connecter des plots de contact et méthode de connection des plots[2008/41]
Former [2001/17]Heizungsvorrichtung zum Bonden mittels Löthocker, Löthocker Bondenverfahren und Löthockerherstellungsvorrichtung
Former [2001/17]Heating apparatus for bump bonding, bump bonding method and bump forming apparatus
Former [2001/17]Dispositif de chauffage pour connecter des plots de contact, méthode de connection des plots et dispositif de formation des plots
Examination procedure15.12.2005Examination requested  [2006/06]
27.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.05.2009Fee for grant paid
25.05.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.04.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
02.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
31.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
31.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
19.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB19.10.2009
[2011/01]
Documents cited:Search[XY]JPH06232131  ;
 [YA]JPH05299492  ;
 [XY]US4578032  (MILLER C FREDRICK [US]) [X] 1,2,9,10,12 * abstract * * column 1, lines 35-30 * * column 2, lines 5-31 * * column 4, lines 10-13 * [Y] 5,7,11
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19941115), vol. 018, no. 599, Database accession no. (E - 1631), & JP06232131 A 19940819 (TOSHIBA CORP) [X] 1-3,6,10 * abstract * [Y] 5
 [YA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940216), vol. 018, no. 095, Database accession no. (E - 1509), & JP05299492 A 19931112 (NACHI FUJIKOSHI CORP) [Y] 7,11 * abstract * [A] 1,10
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