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EP About this file: EP1211736

EP1211736 - A semiconductor light-emitting element [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  13.10.2017
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
2-56, Suda-Cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi Pref. / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/23]For all designated states
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City Aichi Pref. / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hori, Yuji
c/o NGK Insulators,LTD., 2-56, Suda-Cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi Pref. / JP
02 / Shibata, Tomohiko
c/o NGK Insulators,LTD., 2-56, Suda-Cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi Pref. / JP
03 / Tanaka, Mitsuhiro
c/o NGK Insulators,LTD., 2-56, Suda-Cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi Pref. / JP
04 / Oda, Osamu
c/o NGK Insulators,LTD., 2-56, Suda-Cho, Mizuho-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi Pref. / JP
 [2002/23]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/34]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Former [2002/23]Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing.
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date01128134.227.11.2001
[2002/23]
Priority number, dateJP2000036426830.11.2000         Original published format: JP 2000364268
JP2001032105218.10.2001         Original published format: JP 2001321052
[2002/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1211736
Date:05.06.2002
Language:EN
[2002/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1211736
Date:19.07.2006
[2006/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.2006
ClassificationIPC:H01L33/00
[2002/23]
CPC:
H01L33/06 (EP,US); H01L33/007 (EP,US); H01L33/12 (EP,US);
H01L33/18 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/23]
TitleGerman:Lichtemittierende Halbleitervorrichtung[2002/23]
English:A semiconductor light-emitting element[2002/23]
French:Dispositif semi-conducteur émetteur de lumière[2002/23]
Examination procedure20.10.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.10.2006Examination requested  [2006/48]
20.08.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.09.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/46]
03.07.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2017/46]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  20.08.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
29.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
30.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
28.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
30.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
29.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 11
29.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 12
29.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 13
28.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 14
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0437385  (FRANCE ETAT [FR]) [A] 1,13 * abstract *;
 [Y]US5684309  (MCINTOSH FORREST GREGG [US], et al) [Y] 1-17 * abstract * * column 1, line 50 - column 2, line 52 * * column 3, lines 19-27 * * column 6, line 58 - column 8, line 14; figures 5-9 *;
 [Y]  - DAMILANO B ET AL, "From visible to white light emission by GaN quantum dots on Si(111) substrate", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (19990816), vol. 75, no. 7, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 962 - 964, XP012024601 [Y] 1-17 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.124567
 [A]  - ROUVIÈRE J L ET AL, "Preferential nucleation of GaN quantum dots at the edge of AlN threading dislocations", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (19991025), vol. 75, no. 17, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 2632 - 2634, XP012023839 [A] 3,6,13,16 * abstract * * page 2632, column 1, lines 4-25; figure 1 * * page 2633, column 1, line 11 - column 2, line 4; figure 2 * * page 2634, column 2, lines 5-16; figure 3 * * page 2634, column 2, lines 28-36, paragraph CONCLUSION *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.125101
 [A]  - HIRAYAMA HIDEKI ET AL, "Intense photoluminescence from self-assembling InGaN quantum dots artificially fabricated on AlGaN surfaces", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (19980406), vol. 72, no. 14, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 1736 - 1738, XP012019948 [A] 10-12,17 * abstract * * page 1737, column 1, lines 14-16 * * page 1737, column 1, lines 19-23; figure 1 * * page 1737, column 2, lines 3-24; figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.121168
 [A]  - WIDMANN F ET AL, "Growth kinetics and optical properties of self-organized GaN quantum dots", JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, (19980615), vol. 83, no. 12, ISSN 0021-8979, pages 7618 - 7624, XP012044403 [A] 3,6,9-13,16 * abstract * * page 7618, column 2, paragraphs 2-4 - page 7619, paragraph 1 * * page 7621, column 1, paragraph 3; figure 6 * * page 7622, column 1, paragraphs 2,4; figure 9 * * page 7623, column 1, line 10 - column 2, line 20; figure 11 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.367878
 [A]  - OHBA Y ET AL, "GROWTH OF HIGH-QUALITY A1N AND A1N/GAN/A1N HETEROSTRUCTURE ON SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATE", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS, TOKYO, JP, (19960815), vol. 35, no. 8B, ISSN 0021-4922, pages L1013 - L1015, XP000733038 [A] 7,8 * abstract * * page L1014, column 1, lines 12-22, paragraph 2; figure 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.35.L1013
 [A]  - AKIO YAMAMOTO ET AL, "NITRIDATION EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATE SURFACE ON THE METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION GROWTH OF INN ON SI AND X-AL2O3 SUBSTRATES", JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, (19940401), vol. 137, no. 3/4, ISSN 0022-0248, pages 415 - 420, XP000501163 [A] 9 * abstract * * page 416, column 2, lines 1-3 * * page 419, column 1 - column 2; figures 6,7b * * page 420, column 1, lines 1-19 * * page 420, column 2, lines 3-8 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0248(94)90979-2
by applicantUS5684309
 JPH11354839
    - DAMILANO B, "From visible to white light emission by GaN quantum dots on Si(lll) substrate", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (19990816), vol. 75, no. 7
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