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EP1941378 - IMPROVED PIPELINED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  29.08.2014
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.08.2014Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 01.10.2014  [2014/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Analog Devices, Inc.
3 Technology Way
Norwood
Massachusetts 02062 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]For all designated states
Analog Devices, Inc.
3 Technology Way Norwood
Massachusetts 02062 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WILSON, James
8 Shepherd Street
Foxboro, MA 02035 / US
02 / KABLOTSKY, Joshua, A.
99 Nickles Lanes
Carlisle, MA 01741 / US
03 / STEIN, Yosef
4 Turning Mill Road
Sharon, MA 02067 / US
04 / PRENDERGAST, Colm, J.
42 Bigelow Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
05 / YUKNA, Gregory, M.
234 Plain Street
Norton, MA 02766 / US
06 / MAYER, Christopher, M.
1 Haven Street
Dover, MA 02030 / US
 [2008/28]
Representative(s)Beck, Simon Antony, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP
4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/27]Beck, Simon Antony, et al
Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London
SE1 2HW / GB
Former [2009/26](deleted)
Former [2008/28]Jones, Graham Henry, et al
Graham Jones & Company 77 Beaconsfield Road
Blackheath, London SE3 7LG / GB
Application number, filing date06817042.217.10.2006
[2008/28]
WO2006US40510
Priority number, dateUS2005025880126.10.2005         Original published format: US 258801
[2008/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007050361
Date:03.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/18]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1941378
Date:09.07.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.05.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US13.12.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F15/00, G06F9/302, G06F9/345, G06F9/38, G06F15/80
[2008/51]
CPC:
G06F9/3001 (EP,US); G06F9/345 (EP,US); G06F9/3885 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/28]G06F15/00
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 [2008/28]
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTER DIGITALER PIPELINESIGNALPROZESSOR[2008/28]
English:IMPROVED PIPELINED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR[2008/28]
French:PROCESSEUR PIPELINE A SIGNAUX NUMERIQUES[2008/28]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2008National basic fee paid 
24.04.2008Search fee paid 
24.04.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.04.2008Examination requested  [2008/28]
15.01.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.05.2014Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/40]
27.05.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2014/40]
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
24.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
21.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
17.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
18.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - CITRON D ET AL, "ACCELERATING MULTI-MEDIA PROCESSING BY IMPLEMENTING MEMOING IN MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION UNITS", ACM SIGPLAN NOTICES, ACM, ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY, NEW YORK, NY, US, (19981101), vol. 33, no. 11, ISSN 0362-1340, pages 252 - 261, XP000787312 [X] 1-3,15-17,21-24,36-39 * Pages 252 to 254, paragraph 1 "Introduction", Figure 1 and paragraph 2 "Accelerating Computations Using memo-tables" *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/291006.291056
 [X]  - RICHARDSON S E, "Exploiting trivial and redundant computation", COMPUTER ARITHMETIC, 1993. PROCEEDINGS., 11TH SYMPOSIUM ON WINDSOR, ONT., CANADA 29 JUNE-2 JULY 1993, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, (19930629), ISBN 978-0-8186-3862-6, pages 220 - 227, XP010128545 [X] 1,2,15-17,23,36,37 * Pages 223-225, paragraph 3. "The redundant nature of computation" *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ARITH.1993.378089
International search[X]US5260898  (RICHARDSON STEPHEN [US]);
 [X]US2005228966  (NAKAMURA AKIHISA [JP]);
 [Y]US5537579  (HIROYUKI KANEDA [JP]);
 [Y]US2003149857  (STEIN YOSEF [US], et al);
 [A]US5996066  (YUNG ROBERT [US])
 [Y]  - Microsoft computer dictionary, MICROSOFT PRESS, (2002), vol. 5TH ED., page 474, XP008097119
 [A]  - GOSLIN G.R., "A guide to using field programmable gate arrays for application specific digital signal processing performance", (1995), pages 1 - 11, XP008092408
by applicantUS5260898
 US2005228966
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