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EP About this file: EP3701568

EP3701568 - ELECTRON TRANSPORT GATE CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, OPERATION AND USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2022
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rourk, Christopher J.
2323 Ross Avenue Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201 / US
[2020/36]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2020/36]
Representative(s)Abel & Imray LLP
Westpoint Building
James Street West
Bath BA1 2DA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/36]Abel & Imray
Westpoint Building
James Street West
Bath BA1 2DA / GB
Application number, filing date18869562.129.10.2018
[2020/36]
WO2018US57959
Priority number, dateUS201762578483P29.10.2017         Original published format: US 201762578483 P
US201762581766P05.11.2017         Original published format: US 201762581766 P
US201762584898P12.11.2017         Original published format: US 201762584898 P
US201762590632P26.11.2017         Original published format: US 201762590632 P
US201862614412P06.01.2018         Original published format: US 201862614412 P
US201862641382P11.03.2018         Original published format: US 201862641382 P
[2020/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019084537
Date:02.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3701568
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU02.05.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/68, H01L51/00, H01L51/05
[2021/31]
CPC:
B82Y10/00 (EP); H01L29/127 (EP); H01L29/66977 (EP);
H01L29/68 (EP); H10K10/20 (EP); G06N3/045 (EP);
G06N3/065 (EP); H01L27/0814 (EP); H01L29/861 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/36]H01L29/68, H01L51/00
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 [2020/36]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONENTRANSPORT-GATE-SCHALTUNGEN UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN, BETRIEB UND VERWENDUNG[2020/36]
English:ELECTRON TRANSPORT GATE CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, OPERATION AND USE[2020/36]
French:CIRCUITS DE PORTE DE TRANSPORT D'ÉLECTRONS ET PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION, DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D'UTILISATION[2020/36]
Entry into regional phase22.05.2020National basic fee paid 
22.05.2020Search fee paid 
22.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
22.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.08.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
22.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/36]
28.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.11.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [Y]US2010290217  (ANANTRAM MANJERI P [US], et al) [Y] 13-15 * , [0027], [0044] -[0046], fig. 5A, 5B *;
 [Y]WO2011070212  (UNIV GRANADA [ES], et al) [Y] 2, 8 * , p. 5 line 12-31, abstract *;
 [Y]US2012299175  (TRAN BAO [US]) [Y] 45-47 * , [0185] -[0192] *;
 [Y]EP2883835  (CHINESE ACAD TECH INST PHYSICS [CN]) [Y] 6, 10-12 * , [0015] -[0017], p. 2 claim 4 *;
 [A]US2016035772  (YAMASHITA TAKANORI [JP], et al) [A] 1-49* , [0041], [0046], [0088] -[0092], fig. 1, 4A-4B, abstract *;
 [Y]US2016133668  (ROTHBERG JONATHAN M [US], et al) [Y] 16-18, 20-23 * , [0291], [0300], p. 10, claim 10 *;
 [Y]WO2016080911  (UNIV NANYANG TECH [SG]) [Y] 26-33 * , p. 14 line 10 -18, p. 37 line 6 -11, p. 40 line 16 -21, fig. 1, abstract *;
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