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EP0090026 - CACHE MEMORY USING A LOWEST PRIORITY REPLACEMENT CIRCUIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.01.1989
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.01.1989No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 15.03.1989 [1989/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Western Electric Company, Incorporated
222 Broadway
New York, NY 10038 / US
[1983/40]
Inventor(s)01 / CHANG, Shih-Jeh
1308 Deep Run Road
Naperville, IL 60540 / US
[1983/40]
Representative(s)Lawrence, Brian Richard, et al
Western Electric Company Limited 5, Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex IG8 OTU / GB
[N/P]
Former [1983/40]Lawrence, Brian Richard, et al
Western Electric Company Limited 5, Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date82903202.822.09.1982
[1983/40]
WO1982US01294
Priority number, dateUS1981030785702.10.1981         Original published format: US 307857
[1983/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO8301323
Date:14.04.1983
[1983/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0090026
Date:05.10.1983
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.04.1983 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1983/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0090026
Date:16.03.1988
Language:EN
[1988/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.1985
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/12, G06F12/08
[1988/11]
CPC:
G06F12/123 (EP,US); G06F12/0897 (EP,US); G06F12/125 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1983/40]G06F13/06
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   NL,   SE [1983/40]
TitleGerman:CACHE-SPEICHER MIT GEBRAUCH EINER ERSATZSCHALTUNG NIEDRIGSTER PRIORITÄT[1983/40]
English:CACHE MEMORY USING A LOWEST PRIORITY REPLACEMENT CIRCUIT[1983/40]
French:ANTEMEMOIRE UTILISANT UN CIRCUIT DE REMPLACEMENT A PRIORITE MOINDRE[1983/40]
Entry into regional phase25.05.1983National basic fee paid 
25.05.1983Search fee paid 
25.05.1983Designation fee(s) paid 
15.09.1983Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.1983Examination requested  [1983/47]
07.08.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.12.1986Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.05.1987Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
18.09.1987Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.11.1987Fee for grant paid
20.11.1987Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.12.1988No opposition filed within time limit [1989/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.1984Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.1985Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.1986Renewal fee patent year 05
17.09.1987Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US3911401  (LEE HUA-TUNG);
 [Y]US4020466  (CORDI VINCENT ANTHONY, et al)
 [Y]  - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 21, no. 6, November 1978, pages 2468-2469, New York, US; F.J. SPARACIO: "Data processing system with second level cache"
International search[A]US3820078  (FRANKLIN B, et al);
 [A]US3949368  (WEST JOSEPH THOMAS);
 [A]US4008460  (BRYANT LOUIS R, et al);
 [A]US4157587  (HOLTEY THOMAS O [US], et al);
 [A]US4161024  (JOYCE THOMAS F, et al);
 [A]US4195342  (HOLTEY THOMAS O [US], et al);
 [A]US4197580  (CHANG SHIH-JEH [US], et al)
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