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EP0535614 - Solar battery module [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2000
Database last updated on 18.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.03.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.04.2000 [2000/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/17]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22 Nagaike-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka-fu / JP
Former [1999/09]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 545 / JP
Former [1993/14]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22 Nagaike-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka-fu / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Asai, Masahito
432-11 Miyake-cho Iwami
Shiki-gun, Nara-ken / JP
02 / Nakajima, Shinichi
2-15-7, Showa-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu / JP
[1993/14]
Representative(s)Müller, Frithjof E.
Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/12]Müller, Frithjof E., Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte MÜLLER & HOFFMANN, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [1993/14]TER MEER - MÜLLER - STEINMEISTER & PARTNER
Mauerkircherstrasse 45
D-81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date92116686.429.09.1992
[1993/14]
Priority number, dateJP1991025193830.09.1991         Original published format: JP 25193891
JP1992014584405.06.1992         Original published format: JP 14584492
[1993/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0535614
Date:07.04.1993
Language:EN
[1993/14]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0535614
Date:16.02.1994
Language:EN
[1994/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0535614
Date:28.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.12.1993
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/05, H01L27/142, H01L31/048, H01L31/042
[1993/14]
CPC:
H01L31/0443 (EP,US); H01L31/048 (EP,US); H01L31/0504 (EP,US);
Y02B10/10 (EP,US); Y02E10/50 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI [1993/14]
TitleGerman:Solarzellenmodul[1998/49]
English:Solar battery module[1993/14]
French:Module de cellules solaires[1993/14]
Former [1993/14]Sonnenzellenmodul
Examination procedure28.03.1994Examination requested  [1994/22]
16.03.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.07.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.01.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.07.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.05.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
13.10.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
16.10.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.01.1999Fee for grant paid
12.01.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.01.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
13.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
16.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4481378  (LESK ISRAEL A [US]) [X] 1,2,5,6,9,10,13,14,17,18 * column 6, line 14 - line 25; figure 12 *;
 [A]JPH02298080  ;
 [A]JPS5669871  ;
 [A]EP0121095  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-20 * figures 4B,5B *;
 [A]EP0369666  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]US4759803  (COHEN MARSHALL J [US]) [A] 1-20 * column W *
 [X]  - GIULANO ET AL., "BY-PASS DIODE DESIGN, APPLICATION AND RELIABILITY STUDIES FOR SOLAR CELL ARRAYS", THE CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE 15TH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE 1981, KISSIMEE, FLORIDA, US, (19810512), pages 997 - 1000 [X] 1,2,5,6,9,10,13,14,17,18 * figure 4 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19910222), vol. 015, no. 078, Database accession no. (E - 1037), & JP02298080 A 19901210 (SHARP CORP) [A] 1-20 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19810825), vol. 005, no. 133, Database accession no. (E - 071), & JP56069871 A 19810611 (FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1-20 * abstract *
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