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EP1205939 - Near-field microscope [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.12.2006
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.12.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.01.2007  [2007/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Jasco Corporation
2967-5, Ishikawa-cho Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8537 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/06]For all designated states
JASCO CORPORATION
2967-5, Ishikawa-cho Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8537 / JP
Former [2002/20]For all designated states
JASCO CORPORATION
2967-5, Ishikawa-cho
Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-8537 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Narita, Yoshihito, c/o Jasco Corporation
2967-5, Ishikawa-cho
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8537 / JP
02 / Kimura, Shigeyuki, c/o Jasco Corporation
2967-5, Ishikawa-cho
Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8537 / JP
 [2002/20]
Representative(s)Lippert Stachow Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Frankenforster Strasse 135-137
51427 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/20]Patentanwälte Lippert, Stachow, Schmidt & Partner
Frankenforster Strasse 135-137
51427 Bergisch Gladbach / DE
Application number, filing date01126657.408.11.2001
[2002/20]
Priority number, dateJP2000034537213.11.2000         Original published format: JP 2000345372
[2002/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1205939
Date:15.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1205939
Date:19.11.2003
[2003/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1205939
Date:08.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.10.2003
ClassificationIPC:G12B21/06
[2002/20]
CPC:
B82Y20/00 (US); B82Y35/00 (US); G01Q10/06 (EP,US);
G01Q30/06 (EP,US); G01Q60/22 (EP,US); Y10S977/862 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/33]
Former [2002/20]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Nahfeldmikroskop[2002/20]
English:Near-field microscope[2002/20]
French:Microscope à champ proche[2002/20]
Examination procedure13.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/07]
23.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.10.2005Fee for grant paid
07.10.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.11.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2007/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0795770  (SEIKO INSTR INC [JP]) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * column 4, line 44 - column 7, line 3 * * column 7, line 34 - column 9, line 7 * * figures 1,2,5-7 *;
 [X]EP0864899  (SEIKO INSTR INC [JP]) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * column 2, line 42 - column 4, line 15 * * column 4, line 58 - column 5, line 51 * * column 15, line 31 - column 16, line 38 * * column 19, line 4 - column 20, line 48 * * figures 1,11 *;
 [X]EP0622652  (SEIKO INSTR INC [JP]) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * figure 16 *;
 [X]US5473157  (GROBER ROBERT D [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * column 3, line 54 - column 4, line 18 * * column 8, line 26 - column 9, line 17 * * figures 1,4,5 *;
 [A]US5827660  (SINGER ROBERT H [US], et al) [A] 1 * abstract * * column 2, line 36 - line 49 * * column 5, line 66 - column 6, line 17 *;
 [A]US5883712  (COFFIN JOHN M [US]) [A] 3 * abstract * * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0503236  (IBM [US]) [A] 12 * abstract * * page 3, line 29 - page 4, line 9 *
 [X]  - YASUSHI INOUYE ET AL, "NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE WITH A METALLIC PROBE TIP", OPTICS LETTERS, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, US, (19940201), vol. 19, no. 3, ISSN 0146-9592, pages 159 - 161, XP000424356 [X] 1-15 * abstract * * page 159, column 2, paragraph 3 - page 160, column 1, paragraph 1 * * page 160, column 2, paragraph 2 - page 161, column 2, paragraph 2 * * figures 2,4,5 *
 [X]  - BACHELOT R ET AL, "NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE BASED ON LOCAL PERTURBATION OF A DIFFRACTION SPOT", OPTICS LETTERS, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, US, (19950915), vol. 20, no. 18, ISSN 0146-9592, pages 1924 - 1926, XP000528383 [X] 1-15 * page 1924, column 1, paragraph 4 - page 1925, column 1, paragraph 1 * * page 1926, column 1, paragraph 2 * * figures 1,4 *
 [X]  - FUJIMURA T ET AL, "Observation of local light propagation in ordered LATEX layers by scanning near-field optical microscope", MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA, LAUSANNE, CH, (19970801), vol. 48, no. 1-2, ISSN 0921-5107, pages 94 - 102, XP004115949 [X] 1-15 * abstract * * page 95, column 1, paragraph 3 - column 2, paragraph 1 * * page 96, column 2, paragraph 2 - paragraph 3 * * figures 1,3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0921-5107(97)00087-1
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