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EP1922743 - METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING NANOTUBE FABRICS AS JOULE HEATING ELEMENTS FOR MEMORIES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  01.08.2014
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.08.2014Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 03.09.2014  [2014/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nantero, Inc.
25-D Olympia Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801 / US
[2008/21]
Inventor(s)01 / WARD, Jonathan, W.
4271 Sleepy Lake Drive
Fairfax, VA 22033 / US
02 / RUECKES, Thomas
21 Pleasant Street
Rockport, MA 01966 / US
03 / MEINHOLD, Mitchell
7 Maynard Street, 2
Arlington, MA 02474 / US
04 / SEGAL, Brent, M.
15 Mayflower Road
Woburn, MA 01801 / US
 [2008/21]
Representative(s)Hutchinson, Glenn Stanley, et al
HGF Limited
Fountain Precinct
Balm Green
Sheffield S1 2JA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Hutchinson, Glenn Stanley, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote Fountain Precinct Balm Green Sheffield
S1 2JA / GB
Former [2008/21]Hutchinson, Glenn Stanley, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote Fountain Precinct Balm Green
Sheffield S1 2JA / GB
Application number, filing date06802997.406.09.2006
[2008/21]
WO2006US34626
Priority number, dateUS20050714390P06.09.2005         Original published format: US 714390 P
[2008/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007030483
Date:15.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/11]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1922743
Date:21.05.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.03.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.06.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.09.2008
ClassificationIPC:G11C16/02, G11C13/02, H01L45/00, H01L27/24
[2008/44]
CPC:
B82Y10/00 (EP,US); H10N70/8613 (EP,US); G11C13/025 (EP,US);
H10B63/30 (EP,US); H10N70/231 (EP,US); H10N70/823 (EP,US);
H10N70/826 (EP,US); H10N70/8828 (EP,US); G11C13/0004 (EP,US);
G11C2213/81 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/31]G11C11/00
Former IPC [2008/21]H01L21/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/21]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM MIT NANORÖHRCHENGEWEBE ALS JOULESCHE HEIZELEMENTE FÜR SPEICHER UND ANDERE ANWENDUNGEN[2008/21]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING NANOTUBE FABRICS AS JOULE HEATING ELEMENTS FOR MEMORIES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS[2008/21]
French:PROCEDE ET SYSTEME D'UTILISATION DE TISSUS DE NANOTUBES COMME ELEMENTS DE CHAUFFAGE OHMIQUE POUR MEMOIRES ET AUTRES APPLICATIONS[2008/21]
Entry into regional phase06.03.2008National basic fee paid 
06.03.2008Search fee paid 
06.03.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
06.03.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.04.2007Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
06.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/21]
15.01.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.05.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2014Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/36]
25.04.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2014/36]
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  15.01.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
26.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
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30.09.201308   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5557596  (GIBSON GARY [US], et al) [Y] 6-13,16-23 * column 3, line 36 - column 8, line 57 *;
 [A]US2002110177  (NAKAYAMA YOSHIKAZU [JP], et al) [A] 6-23* paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0103] *;
 [XA]EP1274092  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [X] 1-13,16-23 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0019] * [A] 14,15;
 [Y]US2005018588  (DUERIG URS T [CH], et al) [Y] 6-13,16-23 * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0061]; figures 3,4 *;
 [X]  - AKITA O ET AL, "Nano-processing tool using a carbon nanotube nano-heater", MICROPROCESSES AND NANOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, 2004. DIGEST OF PAPERS. 2004 INTERNATIONAL OSAKA, JAPAN OCT. 27-29, 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20041027), ISBN 978-4-9902472-0-1, pages 320 - 321, XP010812213 [X] 1-5 * page 320, paragraph 1 - page 321, paragraph 3 *
 [A]  - PURCELL S T ET AL, "Hot nanotubes: stable heating of individual multiwall carbon nanotubes to 2000 K induced by the field-emission current", PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS APS USA, (20020311), vol. 88, no. 10, ISSN 0031-9007, pages 105502/1 - 4, XP002496669 [A] 1-23 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.105502
International search[A]US2003198812  (RUECKES THOMAS [US], et al);
 [X]US2004031975  (KERN KLAUS [DE], et al);
 [X]US2004145941  (RUST THOMAS F [US])
by applicantEP1274092
 US6635951
    - Z. YAO; CL. KANE; C. DEKKER, PHYS. REV. LETT., (2000), vol. 84, page 2941
    - S. BERBER; Y.-K. KWON; D. TOMANEK, PHYS. REV. LETT., (2000), vol. 84, page 4613
    - P.M. AJAYAN; T.W. EBBESEN, REP. PROG. PHYS., (1997), vol. 60, page 1025
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