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EP0801809 - DISCHARGE METHODS AND ELECTRODES FOR GENERATING PLASMAS AT ONE ATMOSPHERE OF PRESSURE, AND MATERIALS TREATED THEREWITH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  17.09.2004
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.09.2004Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 03.11.2004  [2004/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION
415 Communications Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-0344 / US
[1997/43]
Inventor(s)01 / SPENCE, Paul, D.
410 South 17th Street 202A
Knoxville, TN 37916 / US
[1997/43]
Representative(s)Madgwick, Paul Roland
Ruschke Madgwick Seide & Kollegen
Patentanwälte Patent Attorney (UK) PartG mbB
Postfach 86 06 29
81633 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/27]Madgwick, Paul Roland
RUSCHKE HARTMANN BECKER, Pienzenauerstrasse 2
81679 München / DE
Former [1998/03]Breese, Pierre, et al
Breese - Majerowicz 3, avenue de l'Opéra
75001 Paris / FR
Former [1997/43]Pernez, Helga
Breese-Majerowicz, 3, avenue de l'Opéra
75001 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date96945691.219.06.1996
[1997/43]
WO1996US20919
Priority number, dateUS1995049219319.06.1995         Original published format: US 492193
[1997/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9713266
Date:10.04.1997
Language:EN
[1997/16]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0801809
Date:22.10.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.04.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.05.1997
ClassificationIPC:H01J37/00
[1997/43]
CPC:
H01J37/32 (EP,US); H01J37/32027 (EP,US); H01J37/32082 (EP,US);
H01J37/3244 (EP,US); H01J37/3277 (EP,US); H01J37/32825 (EP,US);
Y10S422/906 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/43]
TitleGerman:ENTLADUNGSVERFAHREN SOWIE ELEKTRODEN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON PLASMA UNTER ATMOSPHÄRENDRUCK UND MATERIALEN, DIE MIT DIESEM VERFAHREN BEHANDELT WERDEN[1997/43]
English:DISCHARGE METHODS AND ELECTRODES FOR GENERATING PLASMAS AT ONE ATMOSPHERE OF PRESSURE, AND MATERIALS TREATED THEREWITH[1997/43]
French:PROCEDES ET ELECTRODES DE DECHARGE POUR LA GENERATION DE PLASMAS SOUS PRESSION D'UNE ATMOSPHERE ET MATERIAUX TRAITES SELON CES PROCEDES[1997/43]
Entry into regional phase19.03.1997National basic fee paid 
19.03.1997Search fee paid 
19.03.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
19.03.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.03.1997Examination requested  [1997/43]
23.08.2004Application withdrawn by applicant  [2004/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
26.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
11.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[A]US4284490  (WEBER HAROLD J);
 [X]US5124173  (UCHIYAMA HIROSHI [JP], et al);
 [X]US5225659  (KUSANO YUKIHIRO [JP], et al);
 [A]US5275665  (OKAZAKI SATIKO [JP], et al)
 [A]  - PROC. 1993 IEEE INT. CONF. ON PLASMA SCIENCE, Vancouver B.C., ROTH et al., "Plasma-Related Characteristics of a Steady-State Glow Discharge at Atmospheric Pressure", Paper 2P-18, page 129, 1993.
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