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EP0535864 - Fabrication of a conductive region in electronic devices [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.1999
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.06.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.07.1999 [1999/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1994/40]
Former [1993/14]For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Feldman, Leonard Cecil
200 Lorraine Drive
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922 / US
02 / Higashi, Gregg Sumio
111 Whitenack Road
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920 / US
03 / Mak, Cecilia Yinsi
51 Stone Run Road
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 / US
04 / Miller, Barry
54 Fox Run
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 / US
[1993/14]
Representative(s)Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
Lucent Technologies EUR-IP UK Ltd Unit 18, Core 3 Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue
Enfield, EN3 7XB / GB
[N/P]
Former [1993/14]Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date92308696.124.09.1992
[1993/14]
Priority number, dateUS1991076850330.09.1991         Original published format: US 768503
[1993/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0535864
Date:07.04.1993
Language:EN
[1993/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0535864
Date:29.07.1998
Language:EN
[1998/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.02.1993
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/768, H01L21/288
[1998/31]
CPC:
H01L21/288 (EP,US); H01L21/76879 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1993/14]H01L21/90, H01L21/288
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1993/14]
TitleGerman:Herstellung eines leitenden Gebietes in elektronischen Vorrichtungen[1993/14]
English:Fabrication of a conductive region in electronic devices[1993/14]
French:Fabrication d'une région conductrice dans des dispositifs électroniques[1993/14]
Examination procedure23.09.1993Examination requested  [1993/47]
28.03.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.10.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.07.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
28.01.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.04.1998Fee for grant paid
03.04.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.04.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.09.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
14.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
13.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
18.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP1196143  ;
 [A]JP63012155  ;
 [X]DE3916622  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE [JP]);
 [A]EP0236034  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US])
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 13, no. 490 (E-841)7 November 1989 & JP-A-11 96 143 ( SEIKO EPSON CORP. ) 7 August 1989, & JP1196143 A 19890807
 [A]  - SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS vol. 23, no. 8, August 1980, OXFORD GB pages 905 - 907 A.K.DATTA ET AL 'CHARACTERISTICS OF METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACTS FABRICATED BY THE ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION METHOD'
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 217 (E-624)21 June 1988 & JP-A-63 012 155 ( OKI ELECTRIC IND. CO. LTD ) 19 January 1988, & JP63012155 A 19880119
 [XP]  - APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. vol. 59, no. 26, 23 December 1991, NEW YORK US pages 3449 - 3451 C.Y.MAK ET AL. 'SELECTIVE ELECTROLESS COPPER METALLIZATION OF PALLADIUM SILICIDE ON SILICON SUBSTRATES'
Examination   - J.Vacuum Sci.Tech. vol. 17, no. 4, 1980, pages 775-792 by S.P. Murarka.
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