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EP0281756 - Holographic objective mirrors for optical storage [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.02.1994
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.1997Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 23.04.1997 [1997/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1988/37]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Latta, Milton Russell
7226 Golf Course Lane
San Jose California 95139 / US
02 / Strand, Timothy Carl
6737 Bret Harte Drive
San Jose California 95120 / US
[1988/37]
Representative(s)Moss, Robert Douglas
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Intellectual Property Department
Hursley Park
Winchester
Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
[N/P]
Former [1990/49]Moss, Robert Douglas
IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park
Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1988/37]Grant, Iain Murray
IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park
Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date88101467.402.02.1988
[1988/37]
Priority number, dateUS1987002569113.03.1987         Original published format: US 25691
[1988/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0281756
Date:14.09.1988
Language:EN
[1988/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0281756
Date:10.10.1990
Language:EN
[1990/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0281756
Date:21.04.1993
Language:EN
[1993/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.08.1990
ClassificationIPC:G11B7/12, G11B7/135, G02B13/10
[1988/37]
CPC:
G11B7/1362 (EP,US); G11B7/08547 (EP,US); G11B7/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1988/37]
TitleGerman:Holographische Objektivspiegel für optische Speicherung[1988/37]
English:Holographic objective mirrors for optical storage[1988/37]
French:Miroir holographique d'objectif pour mémoire optique[1988/37]
File destroyed:20.04.2002
Examination procedure17.01.1989Examination requested  [1989/11]
20.12.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.03.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.06.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
17.09.1992Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.10.1992Fee for grant paid
06.10.1992Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.01.1994No opposition filed within time limit [1994/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
18.02.1993Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[AD]US4004081  (ZORN KARL-LUDWIG);
 [A]EP0123048  (IBM [US]);
 [A]US4440839  (MOTTIER FRANCOIS M [US])
 [A]  - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN vol. 70, no. 1, January 1987, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA & al.: "Focusing grating for integrated optical-disk pick-up device"
 [A]  - OPTIK Zeitschrift für Licht- and Elektronenoptik vol. 65, no. 1, 1983, Stuttgart pages 49 - 61; I.Weingärtner: "A holographic mirror objective"
 [A]  - Optical Engineering vol. 24, no. 5, October 1985, Bellingham, USA pages 769 - 780; José R. Magarinos: "Holographic mirrors"
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