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EP About this file: EP0199988

EP0199988 - High speed counter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.05.1993
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 22.07.2009  [2009/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1986/45]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Boyle, David Henry
9276 Bayberry Avenue
Manassas Virginia 22110 / US
[1986/45]
Representative(s)Barth, Carl Otto
IBM Corporation Intellectcual Property Department Säumerstrasse 4
8803 Rüschlikon / CH
[2009/30]
Former [1992/05]Barth, Carl Otto
International Business Machines Corp. Zurich Research Laboratory Intellectual Property Department Säumerstrasse 4
CH-8803 Rüschlikon / CH
Former [1986/45]Möhlen, Wolfgang C., Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Corporation Säumerstrasse 4
CH-8803 Rüschlikon / CH
Application number, filing date86104054.125.03.1986
[1986/45]
Priority number, dateUS1985072896430.04.1985         Original published format: US 728964
[1986/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0199988
Date:04.02.1987
Language:EN
[1987/06]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0199988
Date:17.08.1988
Language:EN
[1988/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0199988
Date:08.07.1992
Language:EN
[1992/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.1988
ClassificationIPC:H03K23/50, H03K19/094
[1986/45]
CPC:
H03K23/56 (EP,US); H03K23/50 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1986/45]
TitleGerman:Hochgeschwindigkeitszähler[1986/45]
English:High speed counter[1986/45]
French:Compteur à grande vitesse[1986/45]
Examination procedure24.02.1987Examination requested  [1987/18]
12.03.1990Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.08.1990Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.02.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.05.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.09.1991Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
09.01.1992Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.01.1992Fee for grant paid
16.01.1992Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.04.1993No opposition filed within time limit [1993/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.1988Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.1989Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.1990Renewal fee patent year 05
09.03.1991Renewal fee patent year 06
16.03.1992Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT08.07.1992
[1999/42]
Documents cited:Search[Y]US3943378  (BEUTLER ROBERT RUSSEL);
 [A]US4037085  (MINORIKAWA KAZUO);
 [A]US4464774  (JENNINGS JAMES [US]);
 [A]US3657557  (SMITH KENT F, et al)
 [Y]  - PHILIPS DATA HANDBOOK - ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS, Signetics integradted circuits, 1978, Logic TTL, Uniplan 1978, Edited by Pat Kawakami and Rick McCarthy, pages 256-260,287-291, Signetics Corporation, Produced by Uniplan, San Francisco, US;
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