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EP About this file: EP2181446

EP2181446 - REDUCING THE IMPACT OF INTERFERENCE DURING PROGRAMMING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.04.2014
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SanDisk Technologies Inc.
Two Legacy Town Center
6900 North Dallas Parkway
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
[2012/08]
Former [2010/18]For all designated states
Sandisk Corporation
601 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LEE, Dana
601 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035 / US
02 / YERO, Emilio
601 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035 / US
 [2010/18]
Representative(s)Tothill, John Paul, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/18]Tothill, John Paul, et al
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date08829629.828.08.2008
[2010/18]
WO2008US74621
Priority number, dateUS2007084999204.09.2007         Original published format: US 849992
[2010/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009032747
Date:12.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2181446
Date:05.05.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.03.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2181446
Date:12.06.2013
Language:EN
[2013/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR12.03.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.2010
ClassificationIPC:G11C16/10, G11C16/02, G11C16/04, G11C11/56, G11C29/00
[2013/02]
CPC:
G11C11/5628 (EP,KR,US); G11C16/0483 (EP,KR,US); G11C16/10 (KR);
G11C16/3418 (EP,KR,US); G11C16/3454 (KR); G11C2211/5621 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [2010/18]G11C16/10, G11C16/02, G11C29/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/18]
TitleGerman:REDUKTION DES INTERFERENZAUSMASSES WÄHREND DER PROGRAMMIERUNG[2010/18]
English:REDUCING THE IMPACT OF INTERFERENCE DURING PROGRAMMING[2010/18]
French:RÉDUCTION DE L'IMPACT DES INTERFÉRENCES PENDANT UNE PROGRAMMATION[2010/18]
Entry into regional phase23.03.2010National basic fee paid 
23.03.2010Search fee paid 
23.03.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
23.03.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.03.2010Examination requested  [2010/18]
15.03.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.08.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.11.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.04.2013Fee for grant paid
26.04.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  01.08.2011
Opposition(s)13.03.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
11.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
10.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.08.2008
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 [X]US2006245269  (MARTINES IGNAZIO [IT] ET AL) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0003] *
International search[X]US7221589  (LI DI [US]) [X] 1 * See the abstract, Fig.2, column 3 line 65 ~ column 4 line 43, claim 1 *;
 [A]US2006250850  (LEE CHANG-HYUN [KR]) [A] 1-43 * See the abstract, Fig.6,7,8, paragraph 51~52, claim 1 and 9 *;
 [A]US2006004952  (LASSER MENAHEM [IL]) [A] 1-43 * See the abstract, Fig.4, 5, paragraph 72~78, claim 1 and 7. *
by applicantUS6222762
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 US2006291291
    - EITAN ET AL., "NROM: A Novel Localized Trapping, 2-Bit Nonvolatile Memory Cell", IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS, (200011), vol. 21, no. 11, pages 543 - 545
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