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EP1189222 - Method and apparatus to detect and manage servo sectors with defects on servo pattern area in hard disk drives [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.04.2010 Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.04.2010	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 02.06.2010 [2010/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 416, Maetan-dong Paldal-gu Suwon-City, Kyungki-do / KR
	[N/P]
Former [2009/26]	For all designated states SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 416, Maetan-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon-City, Kyungki-do / KR
Former [2002/12]	For all designated states SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 416, Maetan-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon-City, Kyungki-do / KR
Inventor(s)	01 / Chu, Sang-Hoon 1519-19, Shinrim 9-dong, Gwanak-gu Seoul / KR
	02 / Shim, Jun-Seok 22330 Homestead Road, No. 108 Cupertino, California 95104 / US
	03 / Yu, Seong-Hwan 75 West Plumeria Drive San Jose, California 95134 / US
	04 / Choi, Soo-il D105-601, Hanyang APT Gugal-ri, Giheung-eup Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do / KR
	[2009/26]
Former [2007/32]	01 / Chu, Sang-Hoon 1519-19, Shinrim 9-dong Seoul / KR
	02 / Shim, Jun-Seok 22330 Homestead Road, No. 108 Cupertino, California 95104 / US
	03 / Yu, Seong-Hwan 75 West Plumeria Drive San Jose, California 95134 / US
	04 / Choi, Soo-Il D105-601, Hanyang APT Gugal-ri, Giheung-eup Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do / KR
Former [2002/22]	01 / Chu, Sang-Hoon 1519-19, Shinrim 9-dong Seoul / KR
	02 / Shim, Jun-Seok 22330 Homestead Road, No. 108 Cupertino, California 95104 / US
	03 / Yu, Seong-Hwan 75 West Plumeria Drive San Jose, California 95134 / US
	04 / Choi, Soo-Il #105-601, Hanyang APT Gugal-ri, Giheung-eup Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do / KR
Former [2002/12]	01 / Chu, Sang-Hoon 900 Pepper Tree Lane, No. 1012 Santa Clara, California 95051 / US
	02 / Shim, Jun-Seok 22330 Homestead Road, No. 108 Cupertino, California 95104 / US
	03 / Yu, Seong-Hwan 75 West Plumeria Drive San Jose, California 95134 / US
	04 / Choi, Soo-Il 1535 Bella Vista Club, No. 2206 Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/12]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	01122138.9	14.09.2001
	[2002/12]
Priority number, date	US20000232650P	14.09.2000 Original published format: US 232650 P
	[2002/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1189222
	Date:	20.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/12]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1189222
	Date:	11.06.2003
	[2003/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1189222
	Date:	24.06.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/26]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.04.2003
Classification	IPC:	G11B20/18, G11B5/596, G11B27/36	[2003/24]
	CPC:	G11B20/1883 (EP,US); G11B21/02 (KR); G11B20/18 (EP,US); G11B27/36 (EP,US); G11B5/59655 (EP,US); G11B2020/183 (EP,US); (+) G11B2220/20 (EP,US); G11B27/3027 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2002/12]	G11B19/04, G11B5/596
Designated contracting states	DE, GB [2004/10]
Former [2002/12]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Erkennen und zur Handhabung von Servosektoren mit Fehlern im Servostrukturbereich von Festplatten	[2002/12]
	English:	Method and apparatus to detect and manage servo sectors with defects on servo pattern area in hard disk drives	[2002/12]
	French:	Procédé et apparail de détection et de gestion des secteurs d'asservissement avec des défauts dans la surface des motives d'asservissement	[2002/12]
Examination procedure	14.09.2001	Examination requested [2002/12]
	21.02.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.07.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.10.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.03.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.05.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.09.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.10.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	12.12.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.02.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.05.2009	Fee for grant paid
	12.05.2009	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	25.03.2010	No opposition filed within time limit [2010/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.09.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.09.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH1145524 ;
		[A]US5710677 (TENG JACK MING [SG], et al) [A] 1-26* the whole document *;
		[X]US5870243 (UKANI ANISH A [US], et al) [X] 1-26 * column 3, line 58 - column 7, line 5; figures 1-5 * * column 7, line 63 - column 9, line 31; figure 8 *;
		[A]US5875066 (OTTESEN HAL HJALMAR [US]) [A] 1-26 * column 1, line 23 - column 7, line 65; figures 1-2B *;
		[A]US6005739 (YUN JONG-YUN [KR]) [A] 1-26 * column 5, line 6 - column 6, line 39; figures 1,4,5 *;
		US2001036032 [ ] (FUKUSHIMA YUKIO [JP], et al) [ ] * paragraphs [0021] - [0026] - [0045] - [0068]; figures 1-8 *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990531), vol. 1999, no. 05, & JP11045524 A 19990216 (INTERNATL BUSINESS MACH CORP ) [X] 1-26 * abstract *

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