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EP0353051 - A method and system for monitoring the number of available buffers [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.07.1996
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.1996No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.08.1996 [1996/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
10-3, Shibaura 4-Chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1990/05]For all designated states
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
10-3, Shibaura 4-Chome
Minato-ku Tokyo 108 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kishino, Kuniaki Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
7-12, Toranomon 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Nakamura, Tamiya Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
7-12, Toranomon 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[1990/05]
Representative(s)Boydell, John Christopher, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1990/05]Boydell, John Christopher, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 Serjeants' Inn Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1LL / GB
Application number, filing date89307607.527.07.1989
[1990/05]
Priority number, dateJP1988018679128.07.1988         Original published format: JP 18679188
[1990/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0353051
Date:31.01.1990
Language:EN
[1990/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0353051
Date:29.01.1992
Language:EN
[1992/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0353051
Date:06.09.1995
Language:EN
[1995/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.12.1991
ClassificationIPC:G06F5/06, G06F9/46
[1992/05]
CPC:
G06F9/5016 (EP,US); G06F9/46 (KR)
Former IPC [1990/05]G06F9/46
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1990/05]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und System für die Überwachung der Anzahl von freien Puffern[1990/05]
English:A method and system for monitoring the number of available buffers[1990/05]
French:Méthode et système de contrôle du nombre de mémoires tampon libres[1990/05]
Examination procedure04.05.1992Examination requested  [1992/27]
23.03.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
07.03.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.04.1995Fee for grant paid
25.04.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.06.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1996/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
23.06.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
24.06.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
20.06.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
22.06.1995Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US3665416  (HIKOSAKA MITSUO);
 [X]WO7900035  (WESTERN ELECTRIC CO [US]);
 [A]US3302185  (COX JR ANDREW P, et al);
 [A]US4208713  (BERG AKE K [SE])
 [A]  - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 27, no. 4B, September 1984, pages 2730-2731, New York, US; W.J. JOHNSON et al.: "Dynamic FIFO RAM manager for a buffer insertion ring"
 [A]  - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 24, no. 1A, June 1981, pages 213-215, New York, US; N.H. MacLEAN, Jr.: "Buffer memory addressing"
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