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EP3799122 - SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.08.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.02.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 25.09.2024  [2024/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
For all designated states
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1 Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2021/13]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
108-0075 Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
4-14-1 Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / JOEI, Masahiro
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION,
4- 14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
02 / MURATA, Kenichi
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION,
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
03 / KOGA, Fumihiko
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION,
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
04 / YAGI, Iwao
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION,
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
05 / HIRATA, Shintarou
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION,
4-14-1, Asahi-cho
Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014 / JP
06 / TOGASHI, Hideaki
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
4000-1, Ooaza-Haramizu, Kikuyo-machi
Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto 869-1102 / JP
07 / SAITO, Yosuke
c/o SONY CORPORATION,
1-7-1, Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2021/13]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[2024/39]
Former [2021/13]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date19807172.219.04.2019
[2021/13]
WO2019JP16889
Priority number, dateJP2018009722821.05.2018         Original published format: JP 2018097228
[2021/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019225250
Date:28.11.2019
Language:JA
[2019/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3799122
Date:31.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3799122
Date:25.09.2024
Language:EN
[2024/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.11.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/146
[2024/17]
CPC:
H01L27/14667 (EP); H01L27/14616 (EP,KR); H01L27/14612 (US);
H01L21/3205 (EP); H01L21/768 (EP); H01L21/8234 (EP);
H01L23/522 (EP); H01L27/088 (EP); H01L27/14636 (EP,KR,US);
H01L27/14638 (EP); H01L27/1464 (EP,KR); H01L27/14647 (EP);
H01L27/14683 (KR); H01L27/14685 (US); H01L29/41 (US);
H01L29/423 (EP); H01L29/43 (EP); H01L29/49 (EP);
H01L29/786 (EP); H04N25/76 (EP,KR); H04N25/771 (US);
H10K39/32 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/25]H01L27/146, H01L27/30
Former IPC [2021/13]H01L27/146, H01L21/3205, H01L21/768, H01L21/8234, H01L23/522, H01L27/088, H01L27/30, H01L29/423, H01L29/43, H01L29/49, H01L29/786, H04N5/374
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 [2021/13]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FESTKÖRPERBILDAUFNAHMEELEMENT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2021/13]
English:SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME[2021/13]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE CAPTURE D'IMAGE À SEMI-CONDUCTEUR ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2021/13]
Entry into regional phase06.11.2020Translation filed 
06.11.2020National basic fee paid 
06.11.2020Search fee paid 
06.11.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
06.11.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.11.2020Examination requested  [2021/13]
15.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.04.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.08.2024Fee for grant paid
19.08.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.08.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
20.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
20.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
18.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2007120045  (YOKOYAMA DAISUKE [JP]);
 [XA]US2015349008  (YAMAGUCHI TETSUJI [JP]);
 [A]JP2018060910  (SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP);
 US2019259815  [ ] (KATAOKA TOYOTAKA [JP], et al)
International search[Y]JPH1065137  (SONY CORP);
 [Y]JP2014053553  (SHARP KK);
 [XYA]WO2014112279  (SONY CORP [JP]);
 [Y]JP2017055085  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [Y]WO2017169314  (SONY CORP [JP]);
 [Y]JP2018060910  (SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORP)
by applicantJP2003332551
 JP2005051115
 JP2009105381
 JP2009535819
 JP2009267912
 JP2011029337
 JP2017157816
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