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EP0643883 - SUB-NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1995/12]SUB-NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND PROCESSES
[2003/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.08.2004
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PT		published on 30.01.2008  [2008/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yale University
Office of Cooperative Research
Suite 401
246 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510 / US
For all designated states
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Osborne Administration Building
Columbia, SC 29208 / US
[N/P]
Former [1995/12]For all designated states
YALE UNIVERSITY
Office of Cooperative Research, Suite 401, 246 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510 / US
For all designated states
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Osborne Administration Building
Columbia, SC 29208 / US
Inventor(s)01 / REED, Mark, A.
330 Willow Street
New Haven, CT 06511 / US
02 / TOUR, James, M.
3700 Linbrook Drive
Columbia, SC 29204 / US
[1995/12]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 02 51
80076 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/01]Betten & Resch
Postfach 10 02 51
80076 München / DE
Former [1995/12]Harris, Ian Richard, et al
c/o D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date93914286.501.06.1993
[1995/12]
WO1993US05185
Priority number, dateUS1992089160501.06.1992         Original published format: US 891605
US1992089309201.06.1992         Original published format: US 893092
[1995/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9325003
Date:09.12.1993
Language:EN
[1993/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0643883
Date:22.03.1995
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.12.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1995/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0643883
Date:01.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.12.1993
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.1997
ClassificationIPC:H03K17/84, H01L21/265, H01L51/20, G02B27/00
[2003/39]
CPC:
B82Y10/00 (EP); B82Y30/00 (EP); H01L27/02 (EP);
H01L29/7606 (EP); H01L29/882 (EP); H10K10/701 (EP);
H10K85/113 (EP); H10K85/40 (EP); H10K85/615 (EP);
H10K85/655 (EP); H01L2924/0002 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2924/0002, H01L2924/00 (EP)
Former IPC [1997/33]H03K17/84, H01L21/265, H01L29/28, G02B27/00, H01L31/0344
Former IPC [1997/16]H03K17/84, H01L21/265, H01L29/28, G02B27/00, H01L51/00
Former IPC [1995/12]H03K17/84, H01L21/265, H01L29/28, G02B27/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1995/12]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHER SCHALTKREIS IM NANOBEREICH UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG[2003/10]
English:SUB-NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME[2003/10]
French:DISPOSITIF ELECTRONIQUE A ECHELLE SUBNANOMETRIQUE ET SON PROCEDE DE FABRICATION[2003/10]
Former [1995/12]ELEKTRONISCHE SYSTEME, VORRICHTUNGEN UND PROZESSE IN SUBNANOSEKUNDENBEREICH
Former [1995/12]SUB-NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND PROCESSES
Former [1995/12]SYSTEMES ELECTRONIQUES A ECHELLE SUBNANOMETRIQUE, PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIFS
Entry into regional phase12.12.1994National basic fee paid 
12.12.1994Search fee paid 
12.12.1994Designation fee(s) paid 
12.12.1994Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.12.1993Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
13.12.1994Examination requested  [1995/12]
23.08.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.02.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.12.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.06.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.06.2003Fee for grant paid
04.06.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)02.07.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
10.06.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
21.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
23.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 08
23.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 09
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 10
23.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT01.10.2003
BE01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
IT01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
DK01.01.2004
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
ES12.01.2004
PT01.03.2004
IE01.06.2004
LU01.06.2004
MC30.06.2004
[2008/05]
Former [2005/24]AT01.10.2003
BE01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
DK01.01.2004
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
ES12.01.2004
IE01.06.2004
LU01.06.2004
MC30.06.2004
Former [2005/23]AT01.10.2003
BE01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
DK01.01.2004
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
ES12.01.2004
LU01.06.2004
MC30.06.2004
Former [2005/11]AT01.10.2003
BE01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
DK01.01.2004
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
ES12.01.2004
MC30.06.2004
Former [2004/52]AT01.10.2003
BE01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
DK01.01.2004
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
ES12.01.2004
Former [2004/46]AT01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
DK01.01.2004
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
ES12.01.2004
Former [2004/41]AT01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
DK01.01.2004
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
Former [2004/33]AT01.10.2003
CH01.10.2003
LI01.10.2003
NL01.10.2003
GR01.01.2004
SE01.01.2004
Former [2004/31]AT01.10.2003
SE01.01.2004
Former [2004/24]SE01.01.2004
Documents cited:Search[A]US4804930  (SIMIC-GLAVASKI BRANIMIR [US]) [A] 6-14 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - FICHOU D ET AL, "Extended oligothiophenes: new materials for molecular electronics", 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON UNCONVENTIONAL PHOTOACTIVE SOLIDS. MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, OKAZAKI, JAPAN, 13-17 OCT. 1991, ISSN 0026-8941, MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, 1992, UK, vol. 216-218, pages 193 - 196 vol.217, XP000617711 [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - ROTH S, "Conductive polymers in molecular electronics: conductivity and photoconductivity", SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF CONDUCTING POLYMERS. PAPERS FROM THE 6TH EUROPEAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOP, LOFTHUS, NORWAY, 28-31 MAY 1990, ISBN 0-7503-0049-3, 1991, BRISTOL, UK, ADAM HILGER, UK, pages 129 - 139, XP000617697 [A] 1 * page 132, paragraph 3 *
 [A]  - SIGMUND E ET AL, "MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS: THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS A NEW TECHNOLOGY", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS, (19900701), vol. 69, no. 1, pages 145 - 152, XP000138364 [A] 6-14 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207219008920301
 [AP]  - ROTH S, "MICROSWITCHES IN MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS - FROM MOLECULAR CONDUCTORS TO MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS, (199211), vol. 73, no. 5, pages 1019 - 1026, XP000616803 [AP] 6-14 * the whole document *
International search[Y]US4427840  (WALDROP JAMES R [US], et al);
 [Y]US4761677  (SASAKI NOBUO [JP]);
 [Y]JPS6444061  (SEIKO EPSON CORP);
 [A]JPS6444062  (SEIKO EPSON CORP);
 [Y]JPH0318068  (BRIDGESTONE CORP);
 [A]US5107308  (KOEZUKA HIROSHI [JP], et al)
 [X]  - HOROWITZ et al., "The Art of Electronic", Cambridge University Press, 1980, pages 323-324, fig. 8.9.
Examination   - "MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, (19890201), vol. 31, no. 9, pages 444 - 450, XP000111655
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