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EP1411144 - METHOD FOR FORMING ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH ELASTIC DIAMOND LIKE CARBON STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/17]METHOD FOR FORMING ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH ELASTIC DIAMOND LIKE CARBON STRUCTURE
[2004/28]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.08.2011
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.08.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 14.09.2011  [2011/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
For all designated states
SII Nano Technology Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku Chiba-shi
Chiba / JP
[2010/40]
Former [2010/40]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
For all designated states
SII Nano Technology Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
Former [2005/22]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
For all designated states
SII Nano Technology Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba / JP
Former [2004/17]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
For all designated states
Seiko Instruments Inc.
8 Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUJITA, Jun-ichi c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
02 / ISHIDA, Masahiko c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
03 / OCHIAI, Yukinori c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
04 / MATSUI, Shinji
5-23-2, Tsujii 7-chome
Himeji-shi, Hyogo 670-0083 / JP
05 / KAITO, Takashi c/o SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
 [2004/17]
Representative(s)Wenzel & Kalkoff
Patentanwälte
Meiendorfer Strasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/46]Wenzel & Kalkoff
Patentanwälte Meiendorfer Stasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
Former [2004/17]Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff
Grubesallee 26, Postfach 73 04 66
22124 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date02738851.128.06.2002
[2004/17]
WO2002JP06546
Priority number, dateJP2001019788529.06.2001         Original published format: JP 2001197885
[2004/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03002779
Date:09.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1411144
Date:21.04.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1411144
Date:06.10.2010
Language:EN
[2010/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.01.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:C23C16/26, C23C16/48, C23C16/455, C23C16/04, B82B1/00, B82B3/00
[2007/49]
CPC:
C23C16/45517 (EP,US); B81C1/00111 (EP,US); C01B32/25 (EP,US);
C01B32/26 (EP,US); C23C16/047 (EP,US); C23C16/26 (EP,US);
C23C16/45591 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/17]C23C16/27, C01B31/02, B81C5/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2009/52]
Former [2004/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER HOCHFESTEN ELASTISCHEN DIAMANTARTIGEN KOHLENSTOFFSTRUKTUR[2004/17]
English:METHOD FOR FORMING ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH ELASTIC DIAMOND LIKE CARBON STRUCTURE[2004/28]
French:PROCEDE DE FORMAGE DE STRUCTURE DE CARBONE DIAMANTOIDE ELASTIQUE ULTRA-RESISTANTE[2004/17]
Former [2004/17]METHOD FOR FORMING ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH ELASTIC DIAMOND LIKE CARBON STRUCTURE
Entry into regional phase15.01.2004Translation filed 
15.01.2004National basic fee paid 
15.01.2004Search fee paid 
15.01.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
15.01.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.06.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
15.01.2004Examination requested  [2004/17]
28.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.06.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
16.06.2010Fee for grant paid
16.06.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.07.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/37]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
16.06.2010Request for further processing filed
16.06.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
07.07.2010Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
28.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
29.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
11.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5135808  (KIMOCK FRED M [US], et al) [A] 2-9 * column 4, lines 25-43 * * column 6, line 49 - column 7, line 5; figure 1; examples B,C; claims 1,34 *;
 [A]US6086962  (MAHONEY LEONARD JOSEPH [US], et al) [A] 2-9 * column 6, line 9 - column 7, line 14; figures 1-3; examples A,B,C; claims 1-30 *;
 [X]JP2001107252  (JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP) [X] 2-9 * paragraphs [0021] - [0028] - [0036] - [0047] - [0050] - [0056]; figures 1-8; claims 1,2,4,5,14 *;
 [X]  - SHINJI MATSUI ET AL, "Three-dimensional nanostructure fabrication by focused-ion-beam chemical vapor deposition", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PART B, AVS / AIP, MELVILLE, NEW YORK, NY, US, (2000), vol. 18, no. 6, ISSN 1071-1023, pages 3181 - 3184, XP002956386 [X] 2-9 * page 3181, column R.H., paragraph II - page 3184, column R.H., paragraph IV; figures 1-8 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.1319689
 [A]  - T. MORI, Y. NAMBA, "Hard diamondlike carbon films deposited by ionized deposition of methane gas", JOURNAL OF VACCUM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, PART A, New York, USA, (1983), vol. 1, no. 1, pages 23 - 27, XP002455513 [A] 2-9 * page 23, column L.H., paragraph II - page 24, column L.H., paragraph II; figures 1,2,8,9; table I *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.572304
International search[X]JP2001107252  (JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP);
 [AE]WO0244079  (SEIKO INSTR INC [JP], et al);
 [A]EP0710057  (EBARA CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]JPH10163201  (SEIKO INSTR INC);
 [A]JP2967198B
 [X]  - SHINJI MATSUI ET AL., "Three-dimensional nanostructure fabrication by focused-ion-beam chemical vapor deposition", J. VAC. SCI. TECHNOL. B, (2000), vol. 18, no. 6, pages 3181 - 3184, XP002956386

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.1319689
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