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EP4111263 - METHODS AND APPARATUS OF PROCESSING TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.12.2022
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip06.06.2024Supplementary search reportpublished on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
[2023/01]
Inventor(s)01 / XU, Yongan
c/o Applied Materials, Inc., Law Dept., M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
02 / CHEN, Chien-An
c/o Applied Materials, Inc., Law Dept., M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
03 / GODET, Ludovic
c/o Applied Materials, Inc., Law Dept., M/S 1269
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
 [2023/01]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2023/01]
Application number, filing date21759756.622.01.2021
[2023/01]
WO2021US14589
Priority number, dateUS20201680395627.02.2020         Original published format: US202016803956
[2023/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021173271
Date:02.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4111263
Date:04.01.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.09.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR02.09.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2024
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/20, G03F7/09, H01L21/027, H01L21/033, H01L21/308, C03C17/23, C03C17/34
[2024/27]
CPC:
C03C17/3411 (EP,KR); C03C17/23 (EP,KR); C03C17/3639 (KR,US);
C03C17/3417 (EP,KR); C03C17/3435 (EP,KR); C03C17/3626 (US);
C03C17/3636 (KR,US); C03C17/3655 (KR,US); C03C17/3665 (KR);
C03C17/38 (KR,US); G03F7/0005 (KR); C03C2217/213 (KR,US);
C03C2218/33 (EP,KR); C03C2218/365 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/01]G03F7/20, G03F7/09, H01L21/027, H01L21/033, H01L21/308
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 [2023/01]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON TRANSPARENTEN SUBSTRATEN[2023/01]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS OF PROCESSING TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATES[2023/01]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE SUBSTRATS TRANSPARENTS[2023/01]
Entry into regional phase05.08.2022National basic fee paid 
05.08.2022Search fee paid 
05.08.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
05.08.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.08.2022Examination requested  [2023/01]
21.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IA]US2005238922  (KINOSHITA TAKERU [JP], et al);
 [XI]US7807248  (GERMAN JOHN R [US], et al);
 [A]WO2017090485  (HOYA CORP [JP])
International search[A]KR20120101258  (AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC [KR]);
 [A]US2014033974  (HONG JAE-MIN [KR], et al);
 [Y]US2017023856  (OKUBO YASUSHI [JP], et al);
 [A]KR20190044246  (LG DISPLAY CO LTD [KR]);
 [A]US2020058901  (CHOI YOUNGSEO [KR], et al)
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