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EP1548160 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING GROUP III ELEMENT NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL AND GROUP III ELEMENT NITRIDE TRANSPARENT SINGLE CRYSTAL PREPARED THEREBY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.01.2012
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.01.2012Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.02.2012  [2012/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Osaka University
1-1, Yamadaoka Suita-shi
Osaka 565-0871 / JP
[2011/14]
Former [2005/26]For all designated states
Osaka Industrial Promotion Organization
Mydome Osaka, 2-5, Honmachibashi, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-0029 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SASAKI, Takatomo, Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871 / JP
02 / MORI, Yusuke, Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871 / JP
03 / YOSHIMURA, Masashi. Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871 / JP
04 / KAWAMURA, Fumio, Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871 / JP
05 / OMAE, Kunimichi, Graduate School of Engineering
Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871 / JP
06 / IWAHASHI, Tomoya;
4-1-25-326, Kamiji, Higashinari-ku;
Osaka-shi, Osaka 537-0003; / JP
07 / MORISHITA, Masanori
Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871 / JP
 [2005/26]
Representative(s)Matthews, Derek Peter
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/26]Matthews, Derek Peter
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date03738566.330.06.2003
[2005/26]
WO2003JP08258
Priority number, dateJP2002022319031.07.2002         Original published format: JP 2002223190
JP2002033987522.11.2002         Original published format: JP 2002339875
JP2002038261027.12.2002         Original published format: JP 2002382610
JP2003002788805.02.2003         Original published format: JP 2003027888
JP2003007868020.03.2003         Original published format: JP 2003078680
JP2003008848227.03.2003         Original published format: JP 2003088482
[2005/26]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004013385
Date:12.02.2004
Language:EN
[2004/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1548160
Date:29.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.02.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.02.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.03.2009
ClassificationIPC:C30B29/38, H01L21/205, H01L21/208
[2005/26]
CPC:
C30B19/02 (EP,US); C30B29/38 (KR); C30B29/403 (EP,US);
C30B9/10 (EP,US); C30B9/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR [2005/47]
Former [2005/26]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES EINKRISTALLS AUS EINEM NITRID EINES ELEMENTS DER GRUPPE III UND DARAUS HERGESTELLTER TRANSPARENTER EINKRISTALL AUS EINEM NITRID EINES ELEMENTS DER GRUPPE III[2005/26]
English:METHOD FOR PRODUCING GROUP III ELEMENT NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL AND GROUP III ELEMENT NITRIDE TRANSPARENT SINGLE CRYSTAL PREPARED THEREBY[2005/26]
French:PROCEDE POUR PRODUIRE UN MONOCRISTAL DE NITRURE D'ELEMENT DU GROUPE III ET MONOCRISTAL TRANSPARENT DE NITRURE D'ELEMENT DU GROUPE III REALISE AINSI[2005/26]
Entry into regional phase25.02.2005Translation filed 
25.02.2005National basic fee paid 
25.02.2005Search fee paid 
25.02.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
25.02.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/26]
16.03.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.06.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/09]
24.10.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/09]
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  01.06.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
25.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
24.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
28.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search   [ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[Y]EP0811708  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]);
 [Y]US6270569  (SHIBATA MASATOMO [JP], et al);
 [X]WO0184608  (TOYODA GOSEI KK [JP], et al);
 [A]WO0124921  (GEN ELECTRIC [US]);
 [A]US2002046695  (SARAYAMA SEIJI [JP], et al)
 [X]  - MASANORI MORISHITA ET AL., "growth of bulk gan single crystals in metal-sodium flux system", JOURNAL OF THE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN, (20020701), vol. 29, no. 2, page 120, XP002973319
by applicantUS5868837
    - J. PHYS. CHEM. SOLIDS, (1995), vol. 56, page 639
    - J. JAP. ASSOC. CRYST. GROWTH, (200207), vol. 29, page 120
    - JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, (2003), vol. 247, pages 275 - 278
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