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EP3798608 - NORMAL INCIDENCE ELLIPSOMETER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SAMPLE BY USING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.10.2023
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.02.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip30.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
267, Gajeong-ro
Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 34113 / KR
[2021/13]
Inventor(s)01 / CHO, Yong Jai
1-506, 11-10, Daedeok-daero 590beon-gil Yuseong-
Gu
Daejeon 34121 / KR
02 / CHEGAL, Won
24, Baeul 2-ro Yuseong-Gu
Daejeon 34022 / KR
03 / CHO, Hyun Mo
115-1403, 15, Dunsan-ro Seo-Gu
Daejeon 35228 / KR
 [2021/13]
Representative(s)Behr, Wolfgang
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
[2021/13]
Application number, filing date19833613.303.07.2019
[2021/13]
WO2019KR08147
Priority number, dateKR2018008116912.07.2018         Original published format: KR 20180081169
[2021/13]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020013517
Date:16.01.2020
Language:KO
[2020/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3798608
Date:31.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR16.01.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.01.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/21, G01J4/00
[2021/13]
CPC:
G01N21/211 (EP,KR,US); G01B11/272 (US); G01J4/00 (EP,KR);
G01N21/13 (US); G01N2021/213 (EP,KR,US); G01N2201/0231 (US);
G01N2201/0612 (US); G01N2201/0633 (US); G01N2201/0636 (US);
G01N2201/0683 (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 [2021/13]
TitleGerman:NORMAL EINFALLENDES ELLIPSOMETER UND VERFAHREN ZUR MESSUNG OPTISCHER EIGENSCHAFTEN EINER PROBE UNTER VERWENDUNG DESSELBEN[2021/13]
English:NORMAL INCIDENCE ELLIPSOMETER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SAMPLE BY USING SAME[2021/13]
French:ELLIPSOMÈTRE À INCIDENCE NORMALE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DES PROPRIÉTÉS OPTIQUES D'UN ÉCHANTILLON À L'AIDE DE CELUI-CI[2021/13]
Entry into regional phase23.12.2020Translation filed 
23.12.2020National basic fee paid 
23.12.2020Search fee paid 
23.12.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
23.12.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/13]
03.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
30.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US6753961  (NORTON ADAM E [US], et al) [Y] 2 * column 6, lines 7-9 *;
 [Y]EP3035034  (LEIBNIZ INST FÜR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN ISAS E V [DE]) [Y] 2* figure 1 *;
 [Y]US2018113069  (CHO YONG JAI [KR], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraphs [0010] , [0101] , [0121] , [0123] , [0129] , [0130] , [0132] , [0139] , [0140] , [0159] * * figures 1,2,4 *;
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International search[A]US2007091311  (ASPNES DAVID E [US]) [A] 1-21 * See abstract, claim I and figures 2, 3. *;
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 [A]KR20130019495  (KOREA RES INST OF STANDARDS [KR]) [A] 1-21* See claim 1 and figures 1-3. *;
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 [Y]KR20160109786  (KOREA RES INST OF STANDARDS [KR]) [Y] 1-21 * See abstract, paragraphs [0145]-[0200], claims 1-13 and figures 1-4. *
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(76)90401-6
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