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EP4022330 - MAGNETIC SENSOR WITH DUAL TMR FILMS AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip03.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Western Digital Technologies Inc.
5601 Great Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
[2022/27]
Inventor(s)01 / HU, Chih-Ching
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
02 / WANG, Yung-Hung
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
03 / CARVAJAL, Ann Lorraine
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
04 / MAO, Ming
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
05 / CHIEN, Chen-Jung
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
06 / ZHENG, Yuankai
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
07 / ZHOU, Ronghui
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
08 / WAN, Dujiang
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
09 / CORONA, Carlos
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
10 / MAURI, Daniele
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
11 / JIANG, Ming
c/o Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 5601 Great
Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119 / US
 [2022/27]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/27]Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
Application number, filing date20857605.822.03.2020
[2022/27]
WO2020US24095
Priority number, dateUS201962892232P27.08.2019         Original published format: US 201962892232 P
US20191671834618.12.2019         Original published format: US201916718346
[2022/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021040802
Date:04.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4022330
Date:06.07.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR04.03.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01R33/09, G01R33/00
[2022/27]
CPC:
G01R33/098 (EP,US); G01R33/0052 (EP); H01F10/3254 (EP,US);
H01F10/3272 (EP,US); H01F41/302 (EP,US); H10B61/00 (EP,US);
H10N50/01 (EP,US); H10N50/10 (EP,US); H10N50/85 (EP,US);
H10N59/00 (EP,US); G01R33/0023 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/27]
TitleGerman:MAGNETISCHER SENSOR MIT DOPPEL-TMR-FILMEN UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG[2022/27]
English:MAGNETIC SENSOR WITH DUAL TMR FILMS AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME[2022/27]
French:CAPTEUR MAGNÉTIQUE À DOUBLE FILM TMR ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2022/27]
Entry into regional phase01.06.2021National basic fee paid 
01.06.2021Search fee paid 
01.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
01.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.06.2021Examination requested  [2022/27]
04.04.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.04.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP2302406  (TDK CORP [JP]);
 [Y]US9177575  (GAO ZHENG [US], et al);
 [I]EP3285041  (MULTIDIMENSION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD [CN]);
 [E]WO2021040804  (WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC [US])
International search[AX]US2011025320  (OHTA NAOKI [JP], et al);
 [A]US2012068698  (CHEN YOUNG-SHYING [TW], et al);
 [A]US2015331071  (DAVIES JOSEPH E [US]);
 [A]JP2018073913  (DENSO CORP, et al);
 [A]US2018335484  (CAMPIGLIO PAOLO [FR], et al)
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