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EP1326290 - Method of fabricating semiconductor structures [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.03.2011
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.03.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.04.2011  [2011/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square - 20A, 100 Clinton Avenue South Rochester
New York 14644 / US
[2010/20]
Former [2003/28]For all designated states
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square - 20A, 100 Clinton Avenue South
Rochester, New York 14644 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Chua, Christopher L.
636 Curie Drive
San Jose, California 95123 / US
02 / Kneissl, Michael A.
750 Sylvan Avenue, Apt. 46
Mountain View, California 94041 / US
03 / Bour, David P.
11092 Aire Court
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
 [2003/28]
Representative(s)Skone James, Robert Edmund
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/28]Skone James, Robert Edmund
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date02258579.812.12.2002
[2003/28]
Priority number, dateUS2001002423621.12.2001         Original published format: US 24236
[2003/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1326290
Date:09.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/28]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1326290
Date:15.12.2004
[2004/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1326290
Date:19.05.2010
Language:EN
[2010/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.2004
ClassificationIPC:H01L33/00, H01S5/183
[2004/51]
CPC:
H01L33/465 (EP,US); B82Y20/00 (EP,US); H01L33/0093 (EP,US);
H01S5/18341 (EP,US); H01L33/105 (EP,US); H01S5/0213 (EP,US);
H01S5/0215 (EP,US); H01S5/0217 (EP,US); H01S5/18369 (EP,US);
H01S5/34333 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2003/28]H01L33/00, H01L21/78, H01L21/20
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/36]
Former [2003/28]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von Halbleitervorrichtungen[2003/28]
English:Method of fabricating semiconductor structures[2003/28]
French:Méthode de fabrication de structures semiconductrices[2003/28]
Examination procedure15.06.2005Examination requested  [2005/33]
04.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2010Fee for grant paid
22.03.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.02.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
02.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
05.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
04.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0896405  (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1 * column 11, line 11 - column 12, line 26; figures 7-9 *;
 [A]US5877519  (JEWELL JACK L [US]) [A] 8* column 10, line 40 - line 62; figure 6 *;
 [X]GB2346478  (AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [X] 1,2,5-7,9 * page 8, line 5 - page 10, line 22 * * figure 4 * * claim 5 *;
 [X]US6320206  (COMAN CARRIE CARTER [US], et al) [X] 1-9 * abstract * * column 5, line 16 - column 8, line 25; figures 3a-3f *;
 [A]  - MATHINE D L ET AL, "REDUCTION OF THE THERMAL IMPEDANCE OF VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS AFTER INTEGRATION WITH COPPER SUBSTRATES", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, (19960722), vol. 69, no. 4, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 463 - 464, XP000626033 [A] 5 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.118140
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