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EP1494281 - Ultra wideband ball grid array assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  30.09.2011
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199 / US
[2011/14]
Former [2005/01]For all designated states
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hathaway, James A.
28955 Crestridge Road
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 / US
02 / Crossman, Brian F.
27452 Hyatt Court
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 / US
03 / Din, Salah
8113 Santa Inez Way
Buena Park, CA 90620 / US
 [2005/01]
Representative(s)Schmidt, Steffen J.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/01]Schmidt, Steffen J., Dipl.-Ing.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date03026554.018.11.2003
[2005/01]
Priority number, dateUS2003061134001.07.2003         Original published format: US 611340
[2005/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1494281
Date:05.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1494281
Date:11.03.2009
[2009/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.02.2009
ClassificationIPC:H01L23/498, H01L23/66
[2005/01]
CPC:
H10W44/20 (EP,US); H10W72/00 (EP,US); H10W72/534 (EP,US);
H10W72/5449 (EP,US); H10W90/701 (EP,US); H10W90/754 (EP,US);
H10W90/759 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE [2009/47]
Former [2005/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Ultrabreitbandige "Ball Grid Array" - Verpackung[2005/01]
English:Ultra wideband ball grid array assembly[2005/01]
French:Boîtier du type "BGA" à signal ultra-large band[2005/01]
Examination procedure29.05.2009Examination requested  [2009/29]
12.09.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
20.10.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
18.01.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/44]
18.05.2011Date of oral proceedings
31.05.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.06.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/44]
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  18.01.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
17.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
24.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
23.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XY] US2003096447  (LAO BINNEG Y et al.) [X] 1,5,10 * paragraphs [0003] , [0010] , [0028] - [0038] - [0046] - [0055]; figures 6,10a *[Y] 1-10
 [Y] EP0331289  (HITACHI LTD et al.) [Y] 1-10 * column 8, line 53 - column 10, line 43; figures 7-10 *
 [A] US6437669  (WELSTAND ROBERT B et al.) [A] 2-5,7,8,10 * column 3, lines 50-65 * * column 8, lines 8-52 *
 [A] JPH10178144  (FUJITSU LTD et al.) [A] 6 * the whole document *
 [A] US6215377  (DOURIET DANIEL F et al.) [A] 1-10 * column 1, lines 12-29 * * the whole document *
 [A] US6133806  (SHEEN JYH-WEN et al.) [A] 9 * column 7, line 58 - column 10, line 50; figure 5a *
 [A] US2002166689  (MAETANI MARAKI et al.) [A] 6 * paragraph [0060]; figure 5 *
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