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EP2255392 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES FOR THIN FILM ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/48]METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR FABRICATING COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES FOR THIN FILM ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES
[2017/22]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.04.2018
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, MK		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sunlight Photonics Inc.
2045 Lincoln Highway
Suite One West
Edison, NJ 08817 / US
[2017/21]
Former [2010/48]For all designated states
Sunlight Photonics Inc.
600 Corporate Court, Ste C
South Plainfield, NJ 07080 / US
Inventor(s)01 / FROLOV, Sergey
226 Gallinson Drive
Murray Hill New Jersey 07974 / US
02 / CYRUS, Michael
26 Locust Drive No. 41
Summit
New Jersey 07901 / US
 [2017/23]
Former [2010/48]01 / FROLOV, Sergey
226 Gallinson Drive
Murray Hill New Jersey 07974 / US
02 / CYRUS, Michael
26 Locust Drive No. 41 Summit
New Jersey 07901 / US
Representative(s)Hauck Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Postfach 11 31 53
20431 Hamburg / DE
[2017/23]
Former [2010/48]Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Neuer Wall 50
20354 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date09715056.926.02.2009
[2010/48]
WO2009US35322
Priority number, dateUS2008003889328.02.2008         Original published format: US 38893
[2010/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2009108800
Date:03.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/36]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2255392
Date:01.12.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.09.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2255392
Date:07.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR05.11.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2013
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/043, H01L31/054, H01L31/0224, H01L31/0392
[2016/52]
CPC:
H01L31/022433 (EP,US); H01L31/022466 (EP,US); H01L31/0392 (EP,US);
H01L31/03926 (EP,US); H01L31/043 (EP,US); H01L31/0543 (EP,US);
H01L2924/00014 (EP,US); H01L2924/01015 (EP,US); H01L2924/01047 (EP,US);
H01L2924/207 (EP,US); Y02E10/52 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2924/00014, H01L2224/48 (US,EP);
H01L2924/01015, H01L2924/00 (US,EP);
H01L2924/01047, H01L2924/00 (EP,US);
H01L2924/207, H01L2924/0002 (US,EP)
Former IPC [2013/42]H01L25/04, H01L31/052, H01L31/0224, H01L31/0392, H01L31/05
Former IPC [2010/48]H01L31/042
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 [2017/23]
Former [2010/48]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM HERSTELLEN ZUSAMMENGESETZTER SUBSTRATE FÜR ELEKTROOPTISCHE DÜNNFILMANORDNUNGEN[2010/48]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES FOR THIN FILM ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES[2017/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA FABRICATION DE SUBSTRATS COMPOSITES POUR DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRO-OPTIQUES À FILM MINCE[2010/48]
Former [2010/48]METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR FABRICATING COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES FOR THIN FILM ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES
Entry into regional phase27.09.2010National basic fee paid 
27.09.2010Search fee paid 
27.09.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.09.2010Examination requested  [2010/48]
16.04.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.11.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.01.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.09.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.04.2017Fee for grant paid
26.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.04.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  14.07.2014
Opposition(s)08.03.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
26.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
26.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
27.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.02.2009
AT07.06.2017
CY07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
MK07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
PT07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
TR07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
IE26.02.2018
LU26.02.2018
MT26.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]HU26.02.2009
AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
PT07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
TR07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
IE26.02.2018
LU26.02.2018
MT26.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2020/15]AT07.06.2017
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EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
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LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
TR07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
IE26.02.2018
LU26.02.2018
MT26.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2020/08]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
IE26.02.2018
LU26.02.2018
MT26.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2019/12]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
IE26.02.2018
LU26.02.2018
BE28.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2019/09]AT07.06.2017
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DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
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PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
IE26.02.2018
LU26.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2018/52]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
LU26.02.2018
CH28.02.2018
LI28.02.2018
Former [2018/44]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
MC07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
Former [2018/25]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SI07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
Former [2018/21]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
DK07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
Former [2018/11]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
PL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
IS07.10.2017
Former [2018/10]AT07.06.2017
CZ07.06.2017
EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
RO07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
SK07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
Former [2018/09]EE07.06.2017
FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
Former [2017/52]FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
NL07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
Former [2017/50]FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
LV07.06.2017
SE07.06.2017
BG07.09.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
Former [2017/49]FI07.06.2017
HR07.06.2017
LT07.06.2017
NO07.09.2017
GR08.09.2017
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 [A]US5019176  (BRANDHORST JR HENRY W [US], et al) [A] 1-4,8,12 * abstract * * column 2, line 44 - column 3, line 19 ** column 3, line 60 - column 4, line 14; figures 1,2,3,5 *;
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International search[X]JPH03205879  (HITACHI LTD);
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 [A]JP2005317225  (ENPLAS CORP)
ExaminationUS4379202
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 DE9421390U
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