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EP About this file: EP0942352

EP0942352 - Mass storage peripheral device with operating circuitry and programs located remotely therefrom [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.03.2007
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
7839 Churchill Way
Dallas, Texas 75251 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/37]For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
7839 Churchill Way
Dallas, Texas 75251 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Bruner, Curtis H.
8374 Greenwood Drive
Niwot, Colorado 80503 / US
02 / Harmer, Tracy D.
1617 Ashcroft Ct.
Longmont, Colorado 80510 / US
[1999/37]
Representative(s)Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited
European Patent Department
3rd Floor
401 Grafton Gate
Milton Keynes MK9 1AQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited European Patents Department 800 Pavilion Drive
Northampton NN4 7YL / GB
Former [1999/37]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Ltd., PO Box 5069
Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4 7ZE / GB
Application number, filing date99200650.219.02.1999
[1999/37]
Priority number, dateUS1998003756509.03.1998         Original published format: US 37565
[1999/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0942352
Date:15.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/37]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0942352
Date:23.02.2005
[2005/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06, G11B19/02
[1999/37]
CPC:
G06F3/0607 (EP,US); G06F13/00 (KR); G06F3/0658 (EP,US);
G06F3/0689 (EP,US); G11B19/02 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2005/45]
Former [1999/37]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Periphere Massenspeichervorrichtung mit entfernt angeordneten Betriebsschaltungen und -programmen[1999/37]
English:Mass storage peripheral device with operating circuitry and programs located remotely therefrom[1999/37]
French:Dispositif périphérique de mémoire de masse avec circuits et programmes d'exploitation situés à distance[1999/37]
Examination procedure23.08.2005Examination requested  [2005/42]
01.09.2006Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2007/18]
17.10.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2007/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
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28.02.200608   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO9620476  (IBM [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * page 3, line 41 - page 5, line 10 * * page 7, line 34 - line 41 * * page 8, line 23 - page 9, line 2 * * page 9, line 34 - line 40; figures 1,2b,5,6 *;
 [XA]EP0475049  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [X] 1 * column 4, line 3 - line 12 * * column 5, line 3 - column 6, line 26 * * column 7, line 34 - column 8, line 8; figures 1,3-5 * [A] 2-11;
 [A]  - PALMCHIP CORP., "PALM-HD1010 GREENLITE HARD DISK CONTROLLER", USA, (19980120), pages 1 - 2, URL: http://web.archive.org/web/19980627082356/www.palmchip.com/Web_datasheet/HDD-1010-1.0.pdf, (20041215), XP002312141 [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [T]  - PELZ G ED - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, Designing circuits for disk drives, PROCEEDINGS 2001 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER DESIGN. (ICCD). AUSTIN, TX, SEPT. 23-26, 2001, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER DESIGN, LOS ALAMITOS, CA : IEEE COMP. SOC, US, PAGE(S) 256-261, (20010923), ISBN 0-7695-1200-3, XP010560992 [T] 1-11 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCD.2001.955037
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