blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0607996

EP0607996 - Color linear image sensor having a reduced distance between photosensor arrays [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.03.2003
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.05.2003  [2003/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Electronics Corporation
1753 Shimonumabe Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-8668 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/18]For all designated states
NEC Electronics Corporation
1753 Shimonumabe, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-8668 / JP
Former [2002/20]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1994/30]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Miwada, Kazuo, c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[1994/30]
Representative(s)Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Partnerschaft mbB von
Patent- und Rechtsanwälten
Postfach 26 01 62
80058 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/30]Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner
Patentanwälte Postfach 26 01 62
D-80058 München / DE
Application number, filing date94100999.524.01.1994
[1994/30]
Priority number, dateJP1993000872722.01.1993         Original published format: JP 872793
[1994/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0607996
Date:27.07.1994
Language:EN
[1994/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0607996
Date:15.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.1994
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/148
[1994/30]
CPC:
H01L27/14825 (EP,US); H01L27/14868 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1994/30]
TitleGerman:Zeilenförmiger Farbbildaufnahmesensor mit vermindertem Abstand zwischen Photosensoranordnungen[1994/30]
English:Color linear image sensor having a reduced distance between photosensor arrays[1994/30]
French:Détecteur linéaire d'images couleurs ayant une distance réduite entre matrices de photocapteurs[1994/30]
Examination procedure21.04.1994Examination requested  [1994/30]
07.02.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.08.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.09.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.03.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.03.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.10.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.05.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.07.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.11.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.02.2002Fee for grant paid
26.02.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.02.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.01.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
21.01.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
18.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
14.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
18.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
18.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 09
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0495503  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-6 * column 3, line 45 - column 4, line 17; figure 6 *;
 [A]EP0435309  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1-6 * column 1, line 6 - line 41; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]EP0077003  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-6 * page 13, line 1 - page 15, line 1 * * page 16, line 20 - page 17, line 4 * * page 20, line 12 - line 18 * * figures 4,7,8,10,14 *
 [A]  - H. GOTO, "ADVANCES INLINEAR IMAGE SENSORS", OPTOELECTRONICS DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES, TOKYO, JAPAN, (199112), vol. 6, no. 2, pages 333 - 343, XP000264523 [A] 1-6 * page 339 - page 340 *
 [A]  - K. MIWADA ET AL., "6-LINE-SPACE 5KBIT COLOR LINEAR IMAGE SENSOR", ITEJ TECHNICAL REPORT, (199102), vol. 15, no. 16, pages 19 - 24 [A] 1-6 * abstract *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.