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EP2394307 - NEGATIVELY CHARGED PASSIVATION LAYER IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  21.02.2014
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.02.2014Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 26.03.2014  [2014/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2011/50]
Inventor(s)01 / BORDEN, Peter, G.
118 Seville Way
San Mateo CA 94402 / US
02 / OLSEN, Christopher, S.
38642 Moore Drive
Fremont CA 94536 / US
 [2011/50]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/50]Zimmermann & Partner
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
Application number, filing date10739163.305.02.2010
WO2010US23311
Priority number, dateUS2009036706406.02.2009         Original published format: US 367064
[2011/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2010091247
Date:12.08.2010
Language:EN
[2010/32]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2394307
Date:14.12.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.08.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR02.12.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2013
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/042, H01L31/0216, H01L31/18
[2013/11]
CPC:
H01L31/02167 (EP,US); H01L31/04 (KR); H01L31/0216 (KR);
H01L31/18 (KR); H01L31/1868 (EP,US); Y02E10/50 (EP,US);
Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/50]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,   SM,   TR [2011/50]
TitleGerman:NEGATIV GELADENE PASSIVIERUNGSSCHICHT IN EINER PV-ZELLE[2011/50]
English:NEGATIVELY CHARGED PASSIVATION LAYER IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL[2011/50]
French:COUCHE DE PASSIVATION À CHARGE NÉGATIVE DANS UNE CELLULE PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE[2011/50]
Entry into regional phase05.09.2011National basic fee paid 
05.09.2011Search fee paid 
05.09.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
05.09.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.09.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.09.2011Examination requested  [2011/50]
17.09.2013Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2014/13]
24.10.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2014/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
07.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2005022863  (AGOSTINELLI GUIDO [BE], et al) [Y] 9,15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0005] , [0012] , [0014] , [0017] , [0019] , [0021] , [0078] , [0086] - [0088] - [0102] , [0103] , [0105] , [0126] , [0142] *;
 [Y]US2004094400  (ICHIKI KASUNORI [JP], et al) [Y] 10,11 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0006] , [0008] , [0026] , [0039] - [0044] *;
 [XYI]  - GLUNZ S W ET AL, "Field-effect passivation of the SiO2Si interface", JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, (19990701), vol. 86, no. 1, doi:10.1063/1.370784, ISSN 0021-8979, pages 683 - 691, XP012047927 [X] 1-4,7 * abstract * * chapters I-III and IVA-B * [Y] 9-11,15 [I] 5,6,8,12,14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.370784
 [A]  - HOEX B ET AL, "Ultralow surface recombination of c-Si substrates passivated by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposited Al2O3", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (20060727), vol. 89, no. 4, doi:10.1063/1.2240736, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 42112 - 042112, XP012088131 [A] 9,15 * abstract * * page 1, column 2, paragraphs 2,3 * * page 3, column 1, paragraphs 1,2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2240736
 [A]  - JARAN SRITHARATHIKHUN ET AL, "Surface Passivation of Crystalline and Polycrystalline Silicon Using Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Oxide Film", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, (20070601), vol. 46, no. 6A, doi:10.1143/JJAP.46.3296, ISSN 0021-4922, pages 3296 - 3300, XP055051556 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.46.3296
International search[A]JPH0837316  (MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS);
 [A]JPH1070297  (MITSUI PETROCHEMICAL IND);
 [A]JPH07106612  (TONEN CORP)
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