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EP0914633 - GENERATION ISOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.07.2010
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.07.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.08.2010  [2010/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
4150 Network Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2008/20]
Former [1999/19]For all designated states
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
901 San Antonio Road, M/S UPAL01-521
Palo Alto, California 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / O'CONNOR, James, Michael
345 Ruth Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
02 / TREMBLAY, Marc
Apartment 3 801 Waverly Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
03 / VISHIN, Sanjay
Apartment 89 1055 Manet Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
[1999/19]
Representative(s)Harris, Ian Richard, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/14]Harris, Ian Richard, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [1999/19]Freeman, Jacqueline Carol, et al
W.P. THOMPSON & CO. Celcon House 289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HU / GB
Application number, filing date98918272.021.04.1998
[1999/19]
WO1998US07622
Priority number, dateUS1997084154323.04.1997         Original published format: US 841543
[1999/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9848351
Date:29.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0914633
Date:12.05.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0914633
Date:09.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/02
[1999/19]
CPC:
G06F12/0276 (EP,US); Y10S707/99953 (US); Y10S707/99957 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   NL,   SE [1999/19]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR ISOLIERUNG DURCH ERZEUGUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR GARBAGE-SAMMLUNG[1999/19]
English:GENERATION ISOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION[1999/19]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE D'ISOLEMENT PAR GENERATION MIS EN OEUVRE POUR RECUPERER DES POSITIONS LIBRES[1999/19]
Entry into regional phase20.01.1999National basic fee paid 
20.01.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.01.1999Examination requested  [1999/19]
14.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2009Fee for grant paid
15.07.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.06.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
02.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
24.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
15.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL09.09.2009
SE09.09.2009
[2010/19]
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0113460  (SYMBOLICS INC [US]) [A] 1,5,9,12,13,18,25,28,33 * page 52, line 1 - line 29 *;
 [A]US4797810  (MCENTEE TIMOTHY J [US], et al) [A] 1,7,8,25,33* column 4, line 15 - column 6, line 37; figure 3 *;
 [A]US4807120  (COURTS HOWARD R [US]) [A] 1-9,12-14,25-27,33,36 * column 4, line 12 - column 6, line 8; figures 3,4 *;
 [A]  - HOSKING A L ET AL, "A COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF WRITE BARRIER IMPLEMENTATIONS", ACM SIGPLAN NOTICES, (19921001), vol. 27, no. 10, pages 92 - 109, XP000327291 [A] 1,2,4,7,8,10,15,18,20,21,24-27,31,33,34,36 * page 96, column L, paragraph 3.1.1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/141937.141946
 [DA]  - JONES ET AL., Garbage collection: Algorithms for automatic dynamic memory management, CHICHESTER, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, (1996), XP002071467 [DA] 1,7,8,18-22,25,33 * page 165 - page 173 *
by applicantUS4807120
    - JONES; LINS, Garbage Collection: Algorithms for A utomatic Dynamic Memory Management, WILEY, (1996), pages 169 - 70
    - MOON, "Architecture of the Symbolics 3600", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 12TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, (1985), pages 76 - 83
    - WILSON; MOHER, "Design of the Opportunistic Garbage Collector", ACM SIGPLAN NOTICES, (1989), vol. 24, no. 10, pages 23 - 35
    - HOSKINS A L, "A Comparative Performance Evaluation of Write Barrier Implementations", ACM SIGPLAN NOTICES, (19921001), vol. 27, no. 10, pages 92 - 109
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