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EP About this file: EP0869611

EP0869611 - Faster switching GaAs fet switches by illumination with high intensity light [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.05.2002
Database last updated on 08.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2009Change - representativepublished on 15.07.2009  [2009/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A Delaware Corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto CA 94303 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/41]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/32]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc. a Delaware Corporation
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/31]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies Inc.
a Delaware Corporation 395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
Former [2001/13]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Former [1998/41]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Nicholson, Dean B.
120 Vinecrest Circle
Windsor, CA 95492 / US
02 / Ehlers, Eric R.
1413 St. Francis Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95409 / US
[1998/41]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/29]Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler Patentanwälte Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
Former [1998/41]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing.
Schoppe & Zimmermann, Patentanwälte, Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date98101556.329.01.1998
[1998/41]
Priority number, dateUS1997082992401.04.1997         Original published format: US 829924
[1998/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0869611
Date:07.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0869611
Date:25.07.2001
Language:EN
[2001/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.08.1998
ClassificationIPC:H03K17/693, H01P1/15
[1998/41]
CPC:
H01L31/167 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [1999/24]
Former [1998/41]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:GaAs FET Schalter mit erhöhter Schaltgeschwindigkeit durch Beleuchtung mit Licht hoher Intensität[1998/41]
English:Faster switching GaAs fet switches by illumination with high intensity light[1998/41]
French:Commutateurs FET AsGa à vitesse de commutation améliorée par illumination à haute intensité[1998/41]
Examination procedure29.01.1999Examination requested  [1999/13]
24.03.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.09.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
10.01.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
23.01.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.02.2001Fee for grant paid
16.02.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.04.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
04.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPS6355978  ;
 [X]JPH04139877  ;
 [A]US5347239  (LOEHNER HENRY F [US], et al) [A] 1,10,11 * column 1, lines 6-10 * * column 1, lines 61-68 *;
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880730), vol. 012, no. 277, Database accession no. (E - 640), & JP63055978 A 19880310 (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP) [X] 1-11 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920902), vol. 016, no. 415, Database accession no. (E - 1257), & JP04139877 A 19920513 (NEC CORP) [X] 1-11 * abstract *
 [A]  - SASAKI H ET AL, "ANALYSIS OF GATE LAG IN GAAS METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR USING LIGHT ILLUMINATION", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, (199512), vol. 34, no. 12A, PART 01, pages 6346 - 6351, XP000628352 [A] 1,10,11 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.34.6346
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