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EP0756228
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| EP0756228 - Augmenting volume management of information storage devices to handle direct access to storage devices [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.07.1999 Database last updated on 14.11.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 04.01.2008 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state | published on 06.02.2008 [2008/06] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 901 San Antonio Road, M/S Palo 1-521 Palo Alto, California 94303 / US | [N/P] |
| Former [1999/24] | For all designated states SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 901 San Antonio Road, MS PAL01-521 Palo Alto, California 94303 / US | ||
| Former [1998/36] | For all designated states SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2550 Garcia Avenue, MS PAL1-521 Mountain View, California 94043-1100 / US | ||
| Former [1997/05] | For all designated states SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC. 2550 Garcia Avenue, MS PAL1-521 Mountain View, California 94043-1100 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Duncan, William W. 1030 Hidden Valley Road Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919 / US | 02 /
Alt, Howard 1265 Winding Ridge Terrace Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919 / US | [1997/05] | Representative(s) | Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al Tomkins & Co. 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 / IE | [N/P] |
| Former [1997/05] | Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al Tomkins & Co., 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 / IE | Application number, filing date | 96650025.8 | 01.07.1996 | [1997/05] | Priority number, date | US19950498996 | 06.07.1995 Original published format: US 498996 | [1997/05] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0756228 | Date: | 29.01.1997 | Language: | EN | [1997/05] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0756228 | Date: | 02.09.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/36] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 01.10.1996 | Classification | IPC: | G06F3/06, G06F9/46 | [1997/05] | CPC: |
G06F3/0601 (EP,US);
G06F2003/0697 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IE, IT, SE [1997/05] | Title | German: | Erweitern der Datenträgerverwaltung von Informationsspeichereinrichtungen zum Behandeln des direkten Zugriffs zu Speichereinrichtungen | [1997/05] | English: | Augmenting volume management of information storage devices to handle direct access to storage devices | [1997/05] | French: | Expansion de la gestion des volumes de dispositifs de mémorisation d'informations pour traiter des accès directs aux dispositifs de mémorisation | [1997/05] | Examination procedure | 01.07.1996 | Request for accelerated examination filed | 01.08.1996 | Examination requested [1997/05] | 15.11.1996 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 15.11.1996 | Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes | 12.05.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.10.1997 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 04.03.1998 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 27.04.1998 | Fee for grant paid | 27.04.1998 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 03.06.1999 | No opposition filed within time limit [1999/34] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 11.05.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 03 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | IT | 02.09.1998 | [2008/06] | Documents cited: | Search | [A]US4819159 (SHIPLEY DALE L [US], et al) [A] 1,5,10 * column 5, line 43 - line 52 ** column 16, line 4 - line 35 *; | [A]WO9119246 (UNISYS CORP [US]) [A] 1,5,10 * page 20, line 1 - page 21, line 12; figures 3,4 *; | [A]EP0482853 (IBM [US]) [A] 1,5,10 * column 12, line 4 - line 16; figure 13 *; | [A] - "POLL AND SELECT FUNCTION FOR CASCADED DEVICE DRIVERS ON A UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, (19920301), vol. 34, no. 10A, pages 124 - 125, XP000302249 [A] 1,5,10 * page 124, line 6 - line 13 * * page 124, line 29 - line 30 * |