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EP1032949 - SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, ESPECIALLY A SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.11.2005
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.08.2018Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 05.09.2018  [2018/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
La Vecchia, Nunzio, Dr.
Monte Verita, via Collina 93
6612 Ascona / CH
[N/P]
Former [2000/36]For all designated states
La Vecchia, Nunzio, Dr.
Monte Verita, via Collina 93
6612 Ascona / CH
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
[2000/36]
Representative(s)Luchs, Willi
Luchs & Partner AG Patentanwälte Schulhausstrasse 12
8002 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [2000/36]Luchs, Willi
Luchs & Partner, Patentanwälte, Schulhausstrasse 12
8002 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date98948658.423.10.1998
[2000/36]
WO1998CH00455
Priority number, dateEP1998081038229.04.1998         Original published format: EP 98810382
[2000/36]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9956325
Date:04.11.1999
Language:DE
[1999/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1032949
Date:06.09.2000
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.11.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1032949
Date:19.01.2005
Language:DE
[2005/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/032
[2000/36]
CPC:
H01L31/0321 (EP,US); H01L31/04 (KR); H01L31/032 (EP,US);
H01L31/18 (KR); Y02E10/50 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/36]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT, INSBESONDERE EINE SOLARZELLE, SOWIE VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG[2000/36]
English:SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, ESPECIALLY A SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF[2000/36]
French:COMPOSANT A SEMI-CONDUCTEUR, NOTAMMENT PILE SOLAIRE ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE L'OBTENIR[2000/36]
Entry into regional phase19.07.1999National basic fee paid 
19.06.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/36]
04.05.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.09.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.01.2002Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
24.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.06.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.2004Fee for grant paid
09.09.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination02.04.2002Appeal received No.  T0877/02
10.06.2002Statement of grounds filed
07.05.2003Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
07.05.2003Date of oral proceedings
13.05.2003Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Opposition(s)20.10.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
05.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
07.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
26.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
22.05.2000AT   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000BE   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000CH   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000DE   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000DK   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000ES   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000FI   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000FR   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000GB   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000GR   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000IE   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000IT   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000LU   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000MC   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000NL   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000PT   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
22.05.2000SE   M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
19.06.2000M01   Fee paid on   19.06.2000
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.200003   M06   Fee paid on   24.11.2000
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Former [2018/28]ES19.01.2005
Cited inInternational search[A]US4589918  (NISHIDA ISAO [JP], et al) [A] 2* column 2, line 18 - column 3, line 52 *;
 [Y]US4649227  (TRIBUTSCH HELMUT [DE], et al) [Y] 2,4,6,9,10,12-14,16,18-20 * column 2, line 31 - column 7, line 65; figures 8-18; claim 1 *;
 [XY]  - BLENK O., "P-type conduction in pyrite single crystals prepared by chemical vapor transport", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, (19930426), vol. 62, no. 17, pages 2093 - 2095, XP002086745 [X] 1,5,7,8,11,15,17 * abstract * [Y] 2,4,6,9,10,12-14,16,18-20

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.109489
 [Y]  - ENNAOUI A ET AL, "IRON DISULFIDE FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION", SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, (19930501), vol. 29, no. 4, pages 289 - 370, XP000361625 [Y] 2,6,13,14,16,18 * page 304, line 24 - page 366, line 32; figures 2.1.9.,3.3. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0927-0248(93)90095-K
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