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EP About this file: EP0743379

EP0743379 - Apparatus for vapor-phase epitaxial growth [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.05.2000
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.06.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 07.08.2002  [2002/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.
4-2 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/27]For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd
4-2 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
Former [1996/47]For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd
4-2 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Habuka, Hitoshi
Asakura-cho 1-35-4
Maebashi-shi, Gunma-ken / JP
[1996/47]
Representative(s)Cooper, John, et al
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/47]Cooper, John, et al
Murgitroyd & Company, Chartered Patent Agents, 373 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8QA / GB
Application number, filing date96302927.726.04.1996
[1996/47]
Priority number, dateJP1995012712227.04.1995         Original published format: JP 12712295
[1996/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0743379
Date:20.11.1996
Language:EN
[1996/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0743379
Date:07.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.08.1996
ClassificationIPC:C30B25/14
[1996/47]
CPC:
C30B25/14 (EP,US); Y10T117/1016 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1996/47]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung für epitaxiales Aufwachsen aus der Gasphase[1996/47]
English:Apparatus for vapor-phase epitaxial growth[1996/47]
French:Dispositif pour la croissance épitaxiale en phase vapeur[1996/47]
Examination procedure08.04.1997Examination requested  [1997/23]
14.05.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.11.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
05.10.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.01.1999Fee for grant paid
07.01.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.04.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR07.07.1999
[2002/32]
Documents cited:Search[X]US3293074  (JULIUS NICKL) [X] 1 * column 2, line 69 - column 5, line 60; figures 1-5 *;
 [X]US4033286  (CHERN SHY-SHIUN, et al) [X] 1 * column 3, line 15 - column 5, line 26; figure 1 *;
 [X]FR1518843  (RADIOTECHNIQUE COPRIM RTC) [X] 1-4 * page 3, column R, line 35 - page 4, column L, line 29; figures 1,2 *;
 [X]EP0366173  (PHILIPS ELECTRONIQUE LAB [FR], et al) [X] 1 * column 2, line 38 - column 4, line 48; figure 1 *;
 [X]  - FRIJLINK P M ET AL, "LAYER UNIFORMITY IN A MULTIWAFER MOVPE REACTOR FOR III-V COMPOUNDS", JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, (19910101), vol. 107, no. 1 / 04, pages 166 - 174, XP000246591 [X] 1 * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0248(91)90451-A
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