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EP0571099 - Bus architecture for integrated data and video memory [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.10.1999
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.10.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.11.1999 [1999/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[1993/47]
Inventor(s)01 / Testa, James
1555 W. Middlefield, Apt. 1
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
02 / Frank, Edward
127 Brookside Drive
Portola Valley, California 94028 / US
03 / Bechtolsheim, Andreas
P.O. Box 3005
Stanford, California 94309 / US
04 / Creary, Trevor
1157 Elena Privada
Mountain View, California 94040 / US
05 / Emberson, David
300 Moore Creek Road
Santa Cruz, California 95060 / US
06 / Storm, Shawn Fontaine
338 Oak Street, Apt. 9
Mountain View, California 94041 / US
07 / Hoffert, Bradley
338 Oak Street, Apt. 1
Mountain View, California 94041 / US
[1993/47]
Representative(s)Schmidt, Steffen J.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1996/32]Schmidt, Steffen J., Dipl.-Ing.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [1993/47]Wombwell, Francis
Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square
Birkenhead Merseyside L41 6BR / GB
Application number, filing date93303452.204.05.1993
[1993/47]
Priority number, dateUS1992088667119.05.1992         Original published format: US 886671
[1993/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0571099
Date:24.11.1993
Language:EN
[1993/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0571099
Date:02.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.09.1993
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/42, G06F13/16, G09G1/16, G06F13/40
[1993/47]
CPC:
G06F13/4243 (EP,US); G06F13/40 (KR); G06F13/1663 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1993/47]
TitleGerman:Busarchitektur für integrierten Daten/- und Videospeicher[1993/47]
English:Bus architecture for integrated data and video memory[1993/47]
French:Architecture de bus pour des mémoires vidéo et données integrées[1993/47]
Examination procedure10.05.1994Examination requested  [1994/28]
22.11.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.05.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.01.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
28.05.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.08.1998Fee for grant paid
26.08.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.09.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.04.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
22.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
28.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
22.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US4701865  (GOODMAN ROBERT W [US]);
 [A]DE4118331  (HITACHI LTD [JP]);
 [Y]GB2246219  (SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC [US], et al)
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