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EP About this file: EP0505981

EP0505981 - Semiconductor wafer testing device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.1999
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.09.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): DK
published on 05.11.2003  [2003/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Reitinger, Erich
Industriestrasse 6
D-82110 Germering / DE
[1992/40]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[1992/40]
Representative(s)Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1992/40]Reinhard - Skuhra - Weise & Partner
Postfach 44 01 51
D-80750 München / DE
Application number, filing date92105051.424.03.1992
[1992/40]
Priority number, dateDE1991410990826.03.1991         Original published format: DE 4109908
[1992/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0505981
Date:30.09.1992
Language:DE
[1992/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0505981
Date:06.04.1994
Language:DE
[1994/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0505981
Date:10.06.1998
Language:DE
[1998/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.02.1994
ClassificationIPC:G01R31/26, G01R31/30, G01R31/28, H01L21/00, G01R1/04
[1994/12]
CPC:
G01R31/2831 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1992/40]G01R31/26, G01R31/30
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1992/40]
TitleGerman:Anordnung zur Prüfung von Halbleiter-Wafern oder dergleichen[1992/40]
English:Semiconductor wafer testing device[1992/40]
French:Dispositif d'essai de wafers semi-conducteurs[1992/40]
Examination procedure10.05.1994Examination requested  [1994/28]
07.10.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.08.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.11.1997Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.12.1997Fee for grant paid
11.12.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.03.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR10.06.1998
DK10.09.1998
[2003/45]
Former [2001/23]GR10.06.1998
Documents cited:Search[A]US3710251  (HAGGE J, et al) [A] 1 * column A; figure 1 *;
 [A]US4607220  (HOLLMAN KENNETH F [US]) [A] 1 * column 5, line 11 - line 21; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]JPH01157544  (TOKYO ELECTRON LTD);
 [A]US4845426  (NOLAN CHARLES C [US], et al) [A] 1 * column A; figures 1-3 *;
 [X]EP0341156  (SAGEM [FR]) [X] 1 * abstract * * column 9, line 3 - line 26 * * column 5, line 6 - line 22 *;
 [A]DE3914699  (GOURDON S A ETS [FR]) [A] 3* column 8, line 23 - line 31 *;
 [A]FR2645679  (ONERA (OFF NAT AEROSPATIALE) [FR]) [A] 3 * page 7, line 29 - line 31; figure 2 *;
 [AP]US5084671  (MIYATA EIJI [JP], et al) [AP] 1 * column 4, line 41 - line 45; figures 1,14,22,23 * * column 13, line 56 - line 64 *
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