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EP0762169 - Semiconductor substrate with an opto electronic element and an optical waveguide [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.09.2004 Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	17.09.2004	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 03.11.2004 [2004/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
	For all designated states Hitachi Cable, Ltd. 1-2, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 / JP
	For all designated states Hitachi Tohbu Semiconductor, Ltd. 15, Oh-aza Asahidai Moroyama-machi Iruma-gun Saitama-ken / JP
	For all designated states NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION 19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163-19 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2003/46]	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / JP
	For all designated states HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 1-2, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 / JP
	For all designated states Hitachi Tohbu Semiconductor, Ltd. 15, Oh-aza Asahidai Moroyama-machi Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken / JP
	For all designated states NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION 19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-19 / JP
Former [1997/11]	For all designated states HITACHI, LTD. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 / JP
	For all designated states HITACHI CABLE, LTD. 1-2, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 / JP
	For all designated states Hitachi Tohbu Semiconductor, Ltd. 15, Oh-aza Asahidai Moroyama-machi Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken / JP
	For all designated states NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION 19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-19 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Tsuji, Shinji 4-12, Musashidai-6-chome Hidaka-shi / JP
	02 / Takahashi, Ryuta 5-1-B210, Aitacho-1-chome Hitachi-shi / JP
	03 / Shishikura, Masato 32-D107, Koyasumachi-2-chome Hachioji-shi / JP
	04 / Kikuchi, Satoru 14-6-A303,Nishikoigakubo-4-chome Kokubunji-shi / JP
	05 / Aoki, Satoshi 48-5, Kagawa Chigasaki-shi / JP
	[1997/11]
Representative(s)	Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1997/11]	Strehl Schübel-Hopf Groening & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	96113696.7	27.08.1996
	[1997/11]
Priority number, date	JP19950221433	30.08.1995 Original published format: JP 22143395
	[1997/11]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0762169
	Date:	12.03.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/11]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0762169
	Date:	29.04.1998
	[1998/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0762169
	Date:	12.11.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/46]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.03.1998
Classification	IPC:	G02B6/42	[1997/11]
	CPC:	G02B6/4246 (EP,US); G02B6/4224 (EP,US); G02B6/4249 (EP,US); H01L2224/45144 (EP,US); H01L2224/48091 (EP,US); H01L2224/49175 (EP,US); (+) H01L2224/73265 (EP,US); H01L2924/3011 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	H01L2224/45144, H01L2924/00014 (US,EP); H01L2224/48091, H01L2924/00014 (EP,US); H01L2924/3011, H01L2924/00 (US,EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1997/11]
Title	German:	Halbleitersubstrat mit einem optoelektronischen Bauelement und einem optischen Wellenleiter	[1997/11]
	English:	Semiconductor substrate with an opto electronic element and an optical waveguide	[1997/11]
	French:	Substrat semi-conducteur avec un élément optoélectronique et un guide d'onde optique	[1997/11]
Examination procedure	25.06.1998	Examination requested [1998/35]
	14.01.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.05.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.07.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.11.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.04.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	31.05.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	27.12.2002	Fee for grant paid
	27.12.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.05.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
Opposition(s)	13.08.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/45]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.08.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.08.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 07
	06.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]JPS57172308 ;
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		[Y]GB2000373 (THOMSON CSF) [Y] 13-15,18,19,23 * abstract * * page 1, lines 9-23 * * page 1, lines 64-96 * * page 2, lines 26-64 *;
		[Y]DE3731311 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 1,7,12 * abstract * * column 2, lines 38-45; claim 1 * * column 3, lines 32-60 *;
		[Y]EP0331338 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [Y] 13,15,24 * abstract * * column 3, line 16 - column 4, line 32 *;
		[Y]US4989935 (STEIN KARL-ULRICH [DE]) [Y] 24 * abstract * * column 1, line 7 - column 2, line 32 * * column 3, lines 21-37 ** column 3, line 63 - column 4, line 36 *;
		[Y]DE4112471 (ANT NACHRICHTENTECH [DE]) [Y] 1,10 * abstract *;
		[Y]US5345524 (LEBBY MICHAEL S [US], et al) [Y] 1 * abstract * * column 3, lines 23-47 *;
		[Y]DE4323826 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 13-15,18,19,23 * abstract * * column 2, line 10 - column 3, line 23 *;
		[Y]US5391869 (ADE ROBERT W [US], et al) [Y] 1,9,12 * abstract * * column 14, line 33 - column 15, line 28; claim 1 *;
		[Y] - YAMADA Y ET AL, "A HYBRID INTEGRATED OPTICAL WDM TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER MODULE FOR OPTICAL SUBSCRIBER SYSTEMS UTILIZING A PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT PLATFORM", OFC 995 OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION, SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, (19950226), pages PD12-1 - PD12-4, XP002040084 [Y] 1,3,7,9,10,12-15,18,19,23 * pages PD12-1, line 1 - pages PD12-2, line 23; figure 1 *
		[Y] - MINO S ET AL, "OPTO-ELECTRONIC HYBRID INTEGRATED LASER DIODE MODULE USING SILICA-ON-TERRACED-SILICON PLATFORM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING (LEOS), BOSTON, OCT. 31 - NOV. 3, 1994, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19941031), vol. 2, page 271/272, XP000510699 [Y] 1,3,7 * page 271, lines 10-30; figures 1A,1B *
		[Y] - MINO S ET AL, "OPTOELECTRONIC HYBRID INTEGRATED LASER DIODE MODULE USING PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT PLATFORM", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, (19941027), vol. 30, no. 22, pages 1888 - 1890, XP000479781 [Y] 1,3,7,12 * abstract * * page 1889, column L, lines 16-25 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19941292
		[Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19830125), vol. 007, no. 018, Database accession no. (P - 170), & JP57172308 A 19821023 (TATEISHI DENKI KK) [Y] 13,15 * abstract *
		[Y] - SOREF R A, "WP 4.2: SILICON-BASED PHOTONIC DEVICES", IEEE INTERNATIONAL SOLID STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE, (19950201), vol. 38, page 66/67, XP000557556 [Y] 24 * page 66, column L, line 40 - column R, line 23; figure 4 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.1995.535278

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