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EP1016144 - THIN FILM SPATIAL FILTERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 11.11.2005 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.11.2005	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 28.12.2005 [2005/52]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states DuPont Displays, Inc. 6780 Cortona Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93117 / US
	[2002/34]
Former [2000/27]	For all designated states UNIAX CORPORATION 6780 Cortona Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93117 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MCELVAIN, Jon, S. 602 Alameda Padre Serra Santa Barbara, CA 93103 / US
	02 / LANGAN, John, L. 1539 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109 / US
	03 / HEEGER, Alan, J. 1042 Las Alturas Santa Barbara, CA 93103 / US
	[2000/27]
Representative(s)	Wibbelmann, Jobst Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/27]	Wibbelmann, Jobst, Dr., Dipl.-Chem. Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98935856.9	21.07.1998
	[2000/27]
	WO1998US15029
Priority number, date	US19970053572P	21.07.1997 Original published format: US 53572 P
	[2000/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9904438
	Date:	28.01.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1016144
	Date:	05.07.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/27]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	28.01.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.07.2001
Classification	IPC:	H01L35/24, H01L27/146, H01L27/144, H01L27/00	[2001/33]
	CPC:	H01L27/00 (EP,US); H10K19/00 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/27]	H01L35/24
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, NL [2000/27]
Title	German:	DÜNNFILM-RAUMFILTER	[2000/27]
	English:	THIN FILM SPATIAL FILTERS	[2000/27]
	French:	FILTRES SPATIAUX A FILM MINCE	[2000/27]
Entry into regional phase	19.01.2000	National basic fee paid
	19.01.2000	Search fee paid
	19.01.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.01.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.02.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	19.01.2000	Examination requested [2000/27]
	28.06.2000	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.12.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.04.2005	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2005/52]
	25.07.2005	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2005/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.07.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.07.2005	08 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH03253075 ;
		[X]JPH02250474 ;
		[A]EP0651444 (DAIMLER BENZ AEROSPACE AG [DE]) [A] 1-10 * column 1 * * column 7, line 19 - column 8, line 14 ** figures 1-4 *;
		[Y]US5567957 (BIEGELSEN DAVID [US], et al) [Y] 3,9,10 * column 3, line 30 - column 4, line 27 * * figures 1,4 *;
		[XY]EP0739038 (XEROX CORP [US]) [X] 1,2 * column 1, line 39 - column 2, line 41 * * column 6, line 39 - column 9, line 37 * * figure 6 * [Y] 3,9,10;
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920210), vol. 016, no. 052, Database accession no. (E - 1164), & JP03253075 A 19911112 (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1 * abstract *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19901221), vol. 014, no. 576, Database accession no. (E - 1016), & JP02250474 A 19901008 (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1 * abstract *
		[X] - MAHOWALD M A ET AL, "THE SILICON RETINA", SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,US,SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN INC. NEW YORK, (19910501), vol. 264, no. 5, ISSN 0036-8733, pages 40 - 46, XP002052755 [X] 1 * page 42 * * page 43, column 1, line 34 - column 2, line 10 *
	International search	[X]US5130775 (MAEDA SHOSAKU [JP], et al);
		[A]US5232631 (CAO YONG [US], et al);
		[X]US5315100 (KOBAYASHI AKIRA [JP], et al);
		[AE]US5804836 (HEEGER ALAN J [US], et al)

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