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EP About this file: EP0867933

EP0867933 - Electrostatic chuck having a unidirectionally conducting coupler layer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  14.12.2007
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2007Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 16.01.2008  [2008/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
M/S 2061
Santa Clara, California 95054-3299 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/40]For all designated states
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
3050 Bowers Avenue, M/S 2061
Santa Clara, California 95054-3299 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Kholodenko, Arnold
1747 Eucalyptus Drive
San Francisco, California 94132 / US
02 / Veytser, Alexander M.
1429 Lloyd Way
Mountain View, California 94040 / US
03 / Shamouilian, Shamouil
6536 Little Falls Drive
San Jose, California 95120 / US
[1998/40]
Representative(s)Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/40]Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date98301298.023.02.1998
[1998/40]
Priority number, dateUS1997082971128.03.1997         Original published format: US 829711
[1998/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0867933
Date:30.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0867933
Date:15.03.2000
[2000/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/68, H02N13/00
[2007/08]
CPC:
C23C16/45521 (EP,US); C23C16/4586 (EP,US); H01L21/68 (KR);
H01L21/6831 (EP,US); H01L21/6833 (EP,US); H02N13/00 (EP,US);
Y10T279/23 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/40]H01L21/68
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/47]
Former [1998/40]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Elektrostatischer Scheibenhalter mit einer unidirektionalen leitfähigen Kopplerschicht[1998/40]
English:Electrostatic chuck having a unidirectionally conducting coupler layer[1998/40]
French:Mandrin électrostatique à couche de couplage, unidirectionnellement conductrice[2007/17]
Former [1998/40]Mandrin électrostatique à couche coupleur conductrice dans une direction
Examination procedure14.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/46]
02.02.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.06.2007Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/03]
18.07.2007Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2008/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
17.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
04.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
04.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
06.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
05.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH07161803  (TOKYO ELECTRON LTD, et al) [A] 1-10;
 US5625526  [ ] (WATANABE MASAHIDE [JP], et al) [ ] * column 8, line 47 - line 63; figure 3 *;
 [A]EP0725426  (APPLIED MATERIALS INC [US]) [A] 1-10 * column 16, line 3 - column 17, line 6; figures 4,5A,5B *;
 [A]US5250137  (ARAMI JUNICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * column 5, line 45 - column 6, line 17; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]US5348497  (NITESCU PETRU N [US]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5255153  (NOZAWA TOSHIHISA [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0329314  (RAYCHEM LTD [GB]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
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