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EP0710850 - Magnetic field sensor and method for its manufacture [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.12.2005 Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.06.2006	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR	published on 26.07.2006 [2006/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/07]	For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Former [1996/19]	For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation Old Orchard Road Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Dovek, Moris Musa 2 Violet Lane San Carlos, CA 94070 / US
	02 / Fontana, Robert Edward 6596 Northridge Drive San Jose, CA 95120 / US
	03 / Speriosu, Virgil Simon 351 Saint Julie Drive San Jose, CA 95119 / US
	04 / Spong, Jaquelin Ketner 452 Curie Drive San Jose, CA 95123 / US
	[1996/19]
Representative(s)	Burt, Roger James, et al IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/48]	Burt, Roger James, Dr., et al IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1996/19]	Zerbi, Guido Maria, et al Intellectual Property Department, IBM United Kingdom Ltd., Hursley Park Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date	95116943.2	27.10.1995
	[1996/19]
Priority number, date	US19940334659	04.11.1994 Original published format: US 334659
	[1996/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0710850
	Date:	08.05.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/19]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0710850
	Date:	30.07.1997
	[1997/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0710850
	Date:	16.02.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/07]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.06.1997
Classification	IPC:	G01R33/09	[1996/19]
	CPC:	B82Y25/00 (EP,US); G01R33/02 (KR); G01R33/093 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1996/19]
Title	German:	Magnetfeldfühler und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung	[1996/19]
	English:	Magnetic field sensor and method for its manufacture	[1996/19]
	French:	Capteur de champ magnétique et son procédé de fabrication	[1996/19]
Examination procedure	14.09.1996	Examination requested [1996/46]
	28.11.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.03.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.09.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.12.2004	Fee for grant paid
	06.12.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	17.11.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/06]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.10.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.10.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	16.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	16.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
	10.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 08
	07.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 09
	18.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	16.02.2005
	BE	16.02.2005
	CH	16.02.2005
	FR	16.02.2005
	LI	16.02.2005
	NL	16.02.2005
	SE	16.05.2005
	ES	27.05.2005
	[2006/30]
Former [2006/14]	AT	16.02.2005
	BE	16.02.2005
	CH	16.02.2005
	LI	16.02.2005
	NL	16.02.2005
	SE	16.05.2005
	ES	27.05.2005
Former [2006/12]	AT	16.02.2005
	BE	16.02.2005
	CH	16.02.2005
	LI	16.02.2005
	SE	16.05.2005
	ES	27.05.2005
Former [2005/51]	AT	16.02.2005
	BE	16.02.2005
	SE	16.05.2005
Former [2005/48]	SE	16.05.2005
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0539081 (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 9,12* abstract *;
		[A]EP0544479 (HONEYWELL INC [US]) [A] 8,13 * column 5, line 46 - column 6, line 5 *;
		[Y]DE4300605 (LUST ELECTRONIC SYSTEME GMBH [DE]) [Y] 4,7 * column 1, line 43 - line 57 *;
		[DXY] - DAUGHTON J M ET AL, "GMR MATERIALS FOR LOW FIELD APPLICATIONS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, (19931101), vol. 29, no. 6, pages 2705 - 2710, XP000432302 [DX] 1-3,5,6,10,11 * page 2706, column R, line 23 - line 28 * * page 2707, column R, line 32 - line 59 * [Y] 4,7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/20.280936
		[A] - WHITE R L, "GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE MATERIALS AND THEIR POTENTIALS AS READ HEAD SENSORS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, (19940301), vol. 30, no. 2, pages 346 - 352, XP000473185 [A] 1,10,11,14-18 * page 349, column L, line 45 - page 350, column L, line 16 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/20.312285

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