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EP0502739 - NRZ clock and data recovery system employing phase lock loop [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2000
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2006Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): FR
published on 05.04.2006  [2006/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Grass Valley Group, Inc.
13024 Bitney Springs Road Nevada City
California 95959 / US
[N/P]
Former [1992/37]For all designated states
The Grass Valley Group, Inc.
13024 Bitney Springs Road
Nevada City California 95959 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hershberger, David L.
10373 Pine Flat Way
Nevada City, California 95959 / US
[1992/37]
Representative(s)Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
Langner Parry
1-2 Bolt Court
London
EC4A 3DQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1995/42]Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
LANGNER PARRY 52-54 High Holborn
London WC1V 6RR / GB
Former [1992/37]Molyneaux, Martyn William
c/o Ladas & Parry, Altheimer Eck 2
D-80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date92301912.905.03.1992
[1992/37]
Priority number, dateUS1991066586107.03.1991         Original published format: US 665861
[1992/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0502739
Date:09.09.1992
Language:EN
[1992/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0502739
Date:22.09.1993
Language:EN
[1993/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0502739
Date:28.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.07.1993
ClassificationIPC:H04L7/033
[1993/38]
CPC:
H03L7/089 (EP,US); G11B20/1419 (EP,US); H03L7/087 (EP,US);
H03M5/14 (EP,US); H04L7/0087 (EP,US); H04L7/033 (EP,US);
Y10S331/02 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1992/37]G11B20/14, G11B20/10
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB [1992/37]
TitleGerman:System zur Rückgewinnung von Daten und NRZ-Taktsignalen mit einer Phasenregelschleife[1992/37]
English:NRZ clock and data recovery system employing phase lock loop[1992/37]
French:Système de récupération de données et d'horloge NRZ utilisant une boucle à verrouillage de phase[1992/37]
Examination procedure25.10.1993Examination requested  [1993/51]
21.06.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.12.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.05.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.09.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.12.1998Fee for grant paid
22.12.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.01.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
13.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
16.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
12.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES28.04.1999
FR28.04.1999
[2006/14]
Former [2002/25]ES28.04.1999
FR24.09.1999
Former [2000/24]FR24.09.1999
Documents cited:Search[XP]DE4019976  (SIEMENS AG [DE]);
 [Y]EP0009939  (SPERRY RAND CORP [US]);
 [Y]US4590602  (WOLAVER DAN H [US]);
 [A]US3992581  (DAVIS WILLIAM W);
 [A]FR1355134  (IBM);
 [A]US3982190  (SCHAEFER DIETRICH H);
 [E]US5127026  (KELLY RICHARD J [US], et al)
 [A]  - NTC 1979 vol. 1, 27 November 1979, WASHINGTON , US pages 14.4.1 - 14.4.5 J.A. AFONSO ET AL. 'A PHASE-LOCKED LOOP WITH DIGITAL FREQUENCY COMPARATOR FOR TIMING SIGNAL RECOVERY'
 [A]  - ELECTRONICS LETTERS. vol. 23, no. 22, 22 October 1987, STEVENAGE GB pages 1203 - 1204 GANGOPADHYAY 'DATA CLOCK JITTER IN SUPERSAMPLING MULTIPLEX TRANSMISSION'
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