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EP1039502 - Heat protection of sealing o-rings in a microwave plasma generating apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.02.2009
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.02.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.04.2009  [2009/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/17]For all designated states
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
Former [2000/39]For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Tanaka, Tsutomu
3301 Monroe Street, No.5
Santa Clara, California 95051 / US
02 / Nowak, Thomas
880 E. Fremont Av.222
Sunnyvale, California 94087 / US
03 / Nguyen, Chau
1748 Morill Ave.
San Jose, California 95132 / US
04 / Ponnekanti, Hari
3407 Fitzsimmons Common
Fremont, California 94538 / US
05 / Fairbairn, Kevin
106 Kennedy Court
Los Gatos, California 95032 / US
 [2008/17]
Former [2000/39]01 / Tanaka, Tsutomu
3301 Monroe Street, No.5
Santa Clara, California 94087 / US
02 / Nowak, Thomas
880 E. Fremont Av.222
Sunnyvale, California 94087 / US
03 / Nguyen, Chau
1748 Morill Ave.
San Jose, California 95132 / US
04 / Ponnekanti, Hari
3407 Fitzsimmons Common
Fremont, California 95032 / US
05 / Fairbairn, Kevin
106 Kennedy Court
Los Gatos, California 95032 / US
Representative(s)Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/39]Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date00302146.616.03.2000
[2000/39]
Priority number, dateUS1999027289819.03.1999         Original published format: US 272898
[2000/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1039502
Date:27.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1039502
Date:30.05.2001
[2001/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1039502
Date:23.04.2008
Language:EN
[2008/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2001
ClassificationIPC:H01J37/32
[2000/39]
CPC:
H01J37/32458 (EP,KR,US); H01J37/32192 (EP,KR,US); H01J2237/166 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2002/08]
Former [2000/39]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Wärmeschutzvorrichtung für Dichtungsringe in einem Plasmaerzeugungsgerät[2000/39]
English:Heat protection of sealing o-rings in a microwave plasma generating apparatus[2000/39]
French:Dispositif de protection thermique pour joints d'étanchéité dans un appareil générateur de plasma[2000/39]
Examination procedure30.11.2001Examination requested  [2002/05]
04.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.02.2008Fee for grant paid
05.02.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.01.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
04.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
04.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
06.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
05.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
10.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5082517  (MOSLEHI MEHRDAD M [US]) [A] 1,8,13,16,19 * column 7, line 67 - column 8, line 14 *;
 [A]US5423942  (ROBBINS ROGER A [US], et al) [A] 1,8,13,16,19 * column 1, line 64 - column 2, line 23 * * column 3, line 3 - line 28 * * column 4, line 3 - line 25 *;
 [A]EP0680071  (APPLIED MATERIALS INC [US]) [A] 1,8,13,16,19 * column 6, line 24 - column 7, line 16 ** figure 3 *
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