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EP1644984 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SUPERLATTICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2006/15]SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BAND-ENGINEERED SUPERLATTICE
[2009/11]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.07.2010
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.07.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 25.08.2010  [2010/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mears Technologies, Inc.
1100 Winter Street, Suite 4700
Waltham, MA 02451 / US
[2007/47]
Former [2006/15]For all designated states
RJ Mears, LLC
1100 Winter Street, Suite 4700
Waltham, MA 02451 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MEARS, Robert, J.
14 Summit Road
Wellesley, MA 02482 / US
02 / YIPTONG, Jean Augustin Chan Sow Fook
31 Blithewook Avenue
803 Worchester, Massachussets 01604 / US
03 / HYTHA, Marek
202 Saint Paul Street, Apt 32
Brookline, MA 02446 / US
04 / KREPS, Scott, A.
4 Cross Street
Southborough, MA 01772 / US
05 / DUKOVSKI, Ilija
66 Kensington Street, Apt. 2
Newton, MA 02460 / US
 [2009/11]
Former [2006/33]01 / MEARS, Robert, J.
14 Summit Road
Wellesley, MA 02482 / US
02 / YIPTONG, Jean Augustin Chan Sow Fook
31 Blithewook Avenue
Worchester, Massachussets 01604 / US
03 / HYTHA, Marek
202 Saint Paul Street, Apt 32
Brookline, MA 02446 / US
04 / KREPS, Scott, A.
4 Cross Street
Southborough, MA 01772 / US
05 / DUKOVSKI, Ilija
66 Kensington Street, Apt. 2
Newton, MA 02460 / US
Former [2006/15]01 / MEARS, Robert, J.
14 Summit Road
Wellesley, MA 02482 / US
02 / YIPTONG, Jean Augustin Chan Sow Fook
16 SummerAve nue, Apt. 13
Waltham, MA 02452 / US
03 / HYTHA, Marek
202 Saint Paul Street, Apt 32
Brookline, MA 02446 / US
04 / KREPS, Scott, A.
4 Cross Street
Southborough, MA 01772 / US
05 / DUKOVSKI, Ilija
66 Kensington Street, Apt. 2
Newton, MA 02460 / US
Representative(s)Ferreccio, Rinaldo
Botti & Ferrari S.p.A.
Via Cappellini, 11
20124 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2006/15]Ferreccio, Rinaldo
c/o Botti & Ferrari S.r.l. Via Locatelli 5
20124 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date04809463.528.06.2004
[2006/15]
WO2004US20652
Priority number, dateUS2003060362126.06.2003         Original published format: US 603621
US2003060369626.06.2003         Original published format: US 603696
US2003064706022.08.2003         Original published format: US 647060
[2006/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005034245
Date:14.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1644984
Date:12.04.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.04.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1644984
Date:16.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.04.2005
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/15, H01L29/10
[2006/15]
CPC:
H01L29/152 (EP,US); B82Y10/00 (EP,US); H01L21/823807 (EP,US);
H01L29/1054 (EP,US); H01L29/155 (EP,US); H01L29/7833 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2006/40]
Former [2006/15]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT MIT SUPERGITTER[2009/11]
English:SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SUPERLATTICE[2009/11]
French:DISPOSITIF A SEMICONDUCTEUR COMPRENANT UN SUPER-RESEAU[2009/11]
Former [2006/15]HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT MIT BANDENTWORFENEM SUPERGITTER
Former [2006/15]SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BAND-ENGINEERED SUPERLATTICE
Former [2006/15]DISPOSITIF A SEMICONDUCTEUR COMPRENANT UN SUPER-RESEAU CONCU SOUS FORME DE BANDE
Entry into regional phase24.01.2006National basic fee paid 
24.01.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
24.01.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.05.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.01.2006Examination requested  [2006/15]
29.03.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.02.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.06.2009Fee for grant paid
17.06.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.06.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
28.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
29.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]US4908678  (YAMAZAKI SHUNPEI [JP]) [X] 1-20 * figure 1d *;
 [X]JPS62219665  ;
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 [DA]US5216262  (TSU RAPHAEL [US]) [DA] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [DA]WO02103767  (NANODYNAMICS INC [US], et al) [DA] 1-20 * page 7, line 6 - page 8, line 9 *;
 [A]US4882609  (SCHUBERT ERDMANN [DE], et al) [A] 1-20 * abstract *;
 [A]US5081513  (JACKSON WARREN B [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880312), vol. 012, no. 080, Database accession no. (E - 590), & JP62219665 A 19870926 (FUJITSU LTD) [X] 1-20 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860624), vol. 010, no. 179, Database accession no. (E - 414), & JP61027681 A 19860207 (RES DEV CORP OF JAPAN) [X] 1-20 * abstract *
 [DA]  - XUAN LUO ET AL., "Chemical Design of Direct-Gap Light-Emitting Silicon", PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, (20020812), vol. 89, no. 7, pages 1 - 4, XP002314002 [DA] 1-20 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.076802
 [DA]  - TSU, R., "Phenomena in silicon nanostructures devices", APPLIED PHYSICS A - MATERIALS SCIENCE AND PROCESSING, (20000906), vol. 71, no. 4, pages 391 - 402, XP002314003 [DA] 1-20 * the whole document *
Examination   - MURAKAMI Y. ET AL, "Magnetic and melting transitions of oxygen monolayers and multilayers physisorped on exfoliated graphite", PHYSICAL REVIEW B, (19960801), vol. 54, no. 6, pages 4146 - 4154
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