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EP3507826 - BONDED WAFER METROLOGY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2021
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.06.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip27.11.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kla-Tencor Corporation
Legal Department
One Technology Drive
Milpitas, California 95035 / US
[2019/28]
Inventor(s)01 / SAH, Kaushik
Waterlelieplein 5
B-301
3010 Kessel Lo / BE
02 / KRAH, Thomas
Schmidtstr. 312
61169 Friedberg / DE
03 / LI, Shifang
3357 Sagewood Court
Pleasanton, California 94588 / US
04 / EISENBACH, Heiko
Gaeuchen 14
65604 Elz / DE
05 / STOERRING, Moritz
Landbouwstraat 88
B-1030 Brussels / BE
 [2019/28]
Representative(s)FRKelly
Waterways House
Grand Canal Quay
Dublin D02 PD39 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2019/28]FRKelly
27 Clyde Road
Dublin D04 F838 / IE
Application number, filing date17876339.727.11.2017
[2019/28]
WO2017US63310
Priority number, dateUS201662427373P29.11.2016         Original published format: US 201662427373 P
US20171562783420.06.2017         Original published format: US201715627834
[2019/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018102260
Date:07.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3507826
Date:10.07.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR07.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/66, G06T7/13, G06T7/60, G06T7/73, G06T7/00, G01B11/24
[2020/16]
CPC:
G06T7/0004 (EP,US); H01L22/30 (KR); G01B11/002 (US);
G01B11/2433 (EP,US); G06T7/13 (EP,US); G06T7/60 (EP,US);
G06T7/73 (EP,US); H01L22/12 (EP,KR,US); H01L22/24 (KR);
G01B2210/56 (EP,US); G06T2207/20061 (EP,US); G06T2207/30148 (EP,US);
H01L21/30625 (US); H01L22/20 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/28]H01L21/66
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 [2019/28]
TitleGerman:GEBONDETE WAFERMETROLOGIE[2019/28]
English:BONDED WAFER METROLOGY[2019/28]
French:MÉTROLOGIE DE TRANCHE LIÉE[2019/28]
Entry into regional phase05.04.2019National basic fee paid 
05.04.2019Search fee paid 
05.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
05.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/28]
07.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2012195490  (LANGMANS ELDAD [IL], et al) [A] 9 * abstract ** paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0019] *;
 [XI]US2013139950  (KANNAKA MASATO [JP], et al) [X] 1-8,11,13-15 * abstract * * figures 3,4,5,6,7 * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0062] * [I] 9,10,12
International search[A]US2006109484  (AKAMATSU MASARU [JP]) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 32-35 and figures 3-6B. *;
 [A]US2009142916  (PRENZ HEIKE [DE], et al) [A] 1-20* See paragraphs 40-41 and figures 9-10B. *;
 [A]US2010134615  (AKAMATSU MASARU [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 73-87 and figures 1-5. *;
 [A]US2013054154  (BROEKAART MARCEL [FR], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 81-100, claims 19-33 and figures 2-7. *;
 [A]US2013100441  (TAGAWA YUTA [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs 40-56 and figures 6-8. *
by applicantUS2013139950
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