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EP0809237 - Magnetic head and magnetic disk apparatus provided therewith [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.06.2002
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip21.06.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.08.2002  [2002/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/33]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 / JP
Former [1997/48]For all designated states
HITACHI, LTD.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Imagawa, Takao
3-18 Yurigaoka-cho
Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-11 / JP
02 / Tadokoro, Shigeru
No. 501 Kozu-daini-apato, 2400 Kozu
Odawara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 256 / JP
03 / Tajima, Yasunari, No. B-104 Naito-haitsu
722-5 Nakazato, Ninomiya-machi
Naka-gun, Kanagawa-ken 259-01 / JP
04 / Kamio, Hiroshi
183 Iidaoka
Odawara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 250 / JP
[1997/48]
Representative(s)Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/48]Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis, York House, 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date97303307.915.05.1997
[1997/48]
Priority number, dateJP1996012433520.05.1996         Original published format: JP 12433596
[1997/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0809237
Date:26.11.1997
Language:EN
[1997/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0809237
Date:16.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.08.1997
ClassificationIPC:G11B5/31, G11B5/39
[1997/48]
CPC:
B82Y25/00 (EP,US); G11B5/3143 (EP,US); B82Y10/00 (EP,US);
G11B5/3903 (EP,US); G11B5/3967 (EP,US); G11B2005/3996 (EP,US);
Y10T428/1107 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1997/48]
TitleGerman:Magnetkopf und Plattenlaufwerk mit demselben[2000/22]
English:Magnetic head and magnetic disk apparatus provided therewith[1997/48]
French:Tête magnétique et appareil l'utilisant[2000/22]
Former [1997/48]Magnetische Platte und mit ihr ausgerüstetes Gerät
Former [1997/48]Disque magnétique et appareil équipé du même
Examination procedure04.06.1997Examination requested  [1997/48]
16.04.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.10.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.11.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.02.2001Fee for grant paid
07.02.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.05.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
22.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [YA]   MIURA M ET AL: "Annealing behavior of magnetic anisotropy in CoNbZr films", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, SEPT. 1988, USA, vol. 24, no. 5, ISSN 0018-9464, pages 2215 - 2220, XP002035282 [Y] 1-6,13-18 * abstract * [A] 7,10,19,22

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/20.3430
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