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EP0426665 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1991/20]PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
[1993/43]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.08.1994
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.08.1994No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.10.1994 [1994/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Westinghouse Building, Gateway Center Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania 15222 / US
[N/P]
Former [1991/20]For all designated states
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Westinghouse Building Gateway Center
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15222 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KING, David, R.
307 Meeting House Lane
Merion Station, PA 19066 / US
02 / LEE, Mark, S.
8965C Early April Way
Columbia, MD 21046 / US
03 / DECKER, Richard, W.
10 Holmehurst Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21228 / US
[1991/20]
Representative(s)Van Berlyn, Ronald Gilbert
30 The Green Calne
Wiltshire SN11 8DJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1991/20]van Berlyn, Ronald Gilbert
23, Centre Heights
London NW3 6JG / GB
Application number, filing date88908896.902.09.1988
[1991/20]
WO1988US03102
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9003100
Date:22.03.1990
Language:EN
[1990/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0426665
Date:15.05.1991
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.03.1990 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1991/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0426665
Date:27.10.1993
Language:EN
[1993/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.03.1990
ClassificationIPC:H05K3/46, H05K3/40, H05K3/20
[1991/20]
CPC:
H05K1/112 (EP); H05K3/205 (EP); H05K3/46 (KR);
H05K3/4614 (EP); H05K3/4647 (EP); H05K3/4658 (EP);
H05K2201/0367 (EP); H05K2201/0394 (EP); H05K2201/09472 (EP);
H05K2201/09563 (EP); H05K2203/0152 (EP); H05K2203/061 (EP);
H05K2203/063 (EP); H05K2203/0726 (EP); H05K2203/0733 (EP);
H05K3/243 (EP); H05K3/28 (EP); H05K3/4007 (EP);
H05K3/423 (EP); H05K3/4652 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1991/20]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON LEITERPLATTEN[1993/43]
English:METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS[1993/43]
French:PROCEDE POUR LA FABRICATION DE CARTES DE CIRCUITS IMPRIMES[1993/43]
Former [1991/20]LEITERPLATTEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON LEITERPLATTEN
Former [1991/20]PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
Former [1991/20]CARTES DE CIRCUITS IMPRIMES ET PROCEDE POUR LA FABRICATION
Entry into regional phase22.02.1991National basic fee paid 
22.02.1991Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.1991Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.01.1990Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
22.02.1991Examination requested  [1991/20]
16.07.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.10.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.02.1993Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.1993Fee for grant paid
08.07.1993Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
26.07.1993Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.07.1994No opposition filed within time limit [1994/42]
Request for further processing for:26.07.1993Request for further processing filed
26.07.1993Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
30.08.1993Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.1991Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.1991Renewal fee patent year 04
07.07.1992Renewal fee patent year 05
11.08.1993Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipDE27.10.1993
[1994/32]
Cited inInternational searchUS3913223  [ ] (GIGOUX CLAUDE);
 US3953924  [ ] (ZACHRY CLYDE L, et al);
 US3181986  [ ] (NATHAN PRITIKIN);
 US4769309  [ ] (KING DAVID R [US], et al)
 [X]  - IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, volume 11, no. 12, May 1969, (New York, US), K.F. Greene: "Producing printed circuit boards", pages 1676-1677
 [A]  - IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, volume 20, no. 9, February 1978, (New York, US), J.G. Cutillo et al.: "High resolution circuitization process", pages 3389-3390
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