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EP2242629 - CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED WIRESAW BEAM USED IN WIRESAW SLICING OF INGOTS INTO WAFERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.02.2014
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.02.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 19.03.2014  [2014/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376 / US
[2010/43]
Inventor(s)01 / GUPTA, Puneet
c/o MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. 501 Pearl Drive
St. Peters, Missouri 63376 / US
 [2010/43]
Representative(s)Maiwald, Walter
Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/43]Maiwald, Walter
Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date09710179.406.02.2009
[2010/43]
WO2009US33363
Priority number, dateUS2008002751211.02.2008         Original published format: US 27512
[2010/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009102630
Date:20.08.2009
Language:EN
[2009/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2242629
Date:27.10.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.08.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.08.2009
ClassificationIPC:B28D5/00
[2010/43]
CPC:
B28D5/0082 (EP,US)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/43]
TitleGerman:MIT KOHLENSTOFFNANORÖHRCHEN VERSTÄRKTER SEILSÄGEBALKEN ZUM SÄGEN VON INGOTS IN WAFER MIT EINER SEILSÄGE[2010/43]
English:CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED WIRESAW BEAM USED IN WIRESAW SLICING OF INGOTS INTO WAFERS[2010/43]
French:FAISCEAU DE SCIE À FIL RENFORCÉ PAR DES NANOTUBES DE CARBONE UTILISÉ DANS UN DÉCOUPAGE DE LINGOTS EN TRANCHES PAR SCIE À FIL[2010/43]
Entry into regional phase16.08.2010National basic fee paid 
16.08.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
16.08.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.08.2010Examination requested  [2010/43]
07.10.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.08.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.10.2013
23.10.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/12]
23.10.2013Date of oral proceedings
23.10.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
29.10.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/12]
29.10.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  25.04.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US2001051683  (HONMA HIDEKI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-21 * the whole document * * in particular: * * paragraphs [0008] , [0029] *;
 [A]JP2004323738  (NISSAN MOTOR) [A] 1-21 * abstract *;
 [A]JP2004339407  (NISSAN MOTOR) [A] 1-21* abstract *;
 [Y]EP1749853  (NISSIN KOGYO KK [JP]) [Y] 1-21 * the whole document * * in particular: * * paragraphs [0002] , [0004] , [0009] - [0011] - [0036] *
ExaminationEP0947300
 US2003096104
 DE102004058194
 US2007131213
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