blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3247134

EP3247134 - MEMS ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH COMBFINGERED ELECTRODES AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.05.2021
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
Via C. Olivetti, 2
20864 Agrate Brianza (MI) / IT
[2017/47]
Inventor(s)01 / VARISCO, Igor
Via Meriggia, 32
20019 SETTIMO MILANESE / IT
02 / LAMAGNA, Luca
Via Milano, 1
20060 CASSINA DE' PECCHI / IT
03 / ADORNO, Silvia
Via Resistenza, 28
20026 NOVATE MILANESE / IT
04 / PERLETTI, Matteo
Via Don Giulio Carminati, 25
24040 BOLTIERE / IT
05 / GATTERE, Gabriele
Via Panoramica, 7
21040 CASTRONNO / IT
06 / VALZASINA, Carlo
Via Manzoni, 15
20060 GESSATE / IT
07 / CONTI, Sebastiano
Via Arona, 5
20010 PREGNANA MILANESE / IT
 [2017/47]
Representative(s)Nannucci, Lorenzo, et al
Studio Torta S.p.A.
Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino / IT
[2017/47]
Application number, filing date16206878.723.12.2016
[2017/47]
Priority number, dateIT2016UA0357118.05.2016         Original published format: IT UA20163571
[2017/47]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3247134
Date:22.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3247134
Date:01.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.07.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04R19/00, H04R31/00, // B81C1/00
[2017/47]
CPC:
H04R19/005 (EP,CN,US); B81B3/0021 (US); B81C1/00158 (US);
G01H11/06 (US); H04R31/00 (EP,CN,US); B81B2201/0257 (US);
B81B2203/0127 (US); B81B2203/0136 (US); B81B2203/0315 (US);
B81B2203/04 (US); B81B2203/053 (US); B81C2201/0109 (US);
B81C2201/0111 (US); B81C2201/0133 (US); H04R2201/003 (EP,US);
H04R2201/023 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/26]
Former [2017/47]AL,  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,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:AKUSTISCHER MEMS-WANDLER MIT KAMMFINGERELEKTRODEN UND ZUGEHÖRIGES HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN[2017/47]
English:MEMS ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH COMBFINGERED ELECTRODES AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESS[2017/47]
French:TRANSDUCTEUR ACOUSTIQUE À MEMS AYANT DES ÉLECTRODES EN FORME DE PEIGNE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION CORRESPONDANT[2017/47]
Examination procedure23.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/26]
21.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2020Fee for grant paid
21.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.12.2016
AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CY01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
MK01.07.2020
MT01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
TR01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
GB23.12.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
BE31.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
[2022/33]
Former [2022/32]HU23.12.2016
AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CY01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
MK01.07.2020
MT01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
TR01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
GB23.12.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
Former [2022/27]HU23.12.2016
AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CY01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
MT01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
TR01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
GB23.12.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
Former [2022/23]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
GB23.12.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
Former [2022/10]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
PT02.11.2020
GB23.12.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
Former [2021/52]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
GB23.12.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
CH31.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
LI31.12.2020
Former [2021/49]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
GB23.12.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
Former [2021/48]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
FR31.12.2020
Former [2021/47]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE23.12.2020
LU23.12.2020
Former [2021/46]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
IE23.12.2020
Former [2021/40]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
MC01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/36]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SI01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/28]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SK01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/25]AL01.07.2020
AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/22]AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
EE01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RO01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
SM01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/20]AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
DK01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
IT01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/17]AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
NL01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/11]AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
HR01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
LV01.07.2020
PL01.07.2020
RS01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/09]AT01.07.2020
CZ01.07.2020
ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/08]ES01.07.2020
FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
SE01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
PT02.11.2020
Former [2021/07]FI01.07.2020
LT01.07.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
Former [2021/01]BG01.10.2020
Documents cited:Search[XAI]JP2008259061  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD) [X] 1,2,5,12 * figures 1,6 * [A] 4,8 [I] 3,6,7,9-11,13-15;
 [XAI]US2015078590  (DALEY MIKE [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5,12 * figures 1-18 * [A] 4,8[I] 3,6,7,9-11,13-15
by applicantUS2010158279
 US2014197502
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.