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EP1153394 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEMORY CELL ARRAY WITH SELF-AMPLIFYING DYNAMIC MEMORY CELLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.09.2003
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Infineon Technologies AG
St.-Martin-Strasse 53
81669 München / DE
[2001/46]
Inventor(s)01 / KRAUTSCHNEIDER, Wolfgang
Scheideholzweg 47 E
D-21149 Hamburg / DE
02 / SCHLÖSSER, Till
Blombergstr. 40
D-81825 München / DE
03 / HOFMANN, Franz
Herbergstr. 25B
D-80995 München / DE
04 / WILLER, Josef
Friedrich-Fröbel-Str. 62
D-85521 Riemerling / DE
 [2001/46]
Representative(s)Kottmann, Heinz Dieter
Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/46]Kottmann, Heinz Dieter, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte MÜLLER & HOFFMANN, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date00908965.701.02.2000
[2001/46]
WO2000DE00282
Priority number, dateDE199910754022.02.1999         Original published format: DE 19907540
[2001/46]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0051133
Date:31.08.2000
Language:DE
[2000/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1153394
Date:14.11.2001
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1153394
Date:06.11.2002
Language:DE
[2002/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.08.2000
ClassificationIPC:G11C11/402, G11C11/404
[2001/46]
CPC:
G11C11/404 (EP,US); G11C11/402 (KR); G11C11/4023 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT [2002/45]
Former [2001/46]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER SPEICHERZELLENANORDNUNG MIT SELBSTVERSTÄRKENDEN DYNAMISCHEN SPEICHERZELLEN[2001/46]
English:METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEMORY CELL ARRAY WITH SELF-AMPLIFYING DYNAMIC MEMORY CELLS[2001/46]
French:PROCEDE POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN ENSEMBLE DE CELLULES MEMOIRES COMPORTANT DES CELLULES MEMOIRES DYNAMIQUES A AUTO-AMPLIFICATION[2001/46]
Entry into regional phase25.07.2001National basic fee paid 
25.07.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
25.07.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.07.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.07.2001Examination requested  [2001/46]
31.01.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
07.06.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2002Fee for grant paid
30.08.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
IT06.11.2002
[2007/35]
Former [2006/14]FR06.11.2002
IE06.11.2002
Former [2004/01]IE06.11.2002
Cited inInternational search[A]US3786437  (CROXON B, et al);
 [X]US5463234  (TORIUMI AKIRA [JP], et al);
 [A]US5581106  (HAYASHI YUTAKA [JP], et al)
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