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EP0987231 - Silicon carbide based composite material and manufacturing method thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2004
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.03.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 21.04.2004  [2004/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/12]For all designated states
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kawai, Chihiro
c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Ind., Ltd.
1-1. Koyakita 1-chome, Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
02 / Yamagata, Shin-ichi
c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Ind., Ltd.
1-1. Koyakita 1-chome, Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
03 / Fukui, Akira
c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Ind., Ltd.
1-1. Koyakita 1-chome, Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
04 / Takeda, Yoshinobu
c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Ind., Ltd.
1-1. Koyakita 1-chome, Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
[2000/12]
Representative(s)Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/12]Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date99307292.514.09.1999
[2000/12]
Priority number, dateJP1998026000314.09.1998         Original published format: JP 26000398
[2000/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0987231
Date:22.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0987231
Date:02.05.2003
Language:EN
[2003/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.12.1999
ClassificationIPC:C04B35/565, C04B35/575, C04B41/88, C22C29/06, C22C32/00, H01L23/373
[2000/12]
CPC:
C04B35/634 (EP,US); B22F3/17 (EP,US); C04B35/565 (EP,US);
C04B35/575 (EP,US); C04B35/581 (EP,US); C04B35/626 (EP,US);
C04B35/62645 (EP,US); C04B35/63 (EP,US); C04B37/006 (EP,US);
C04B41/5155 (EP,US); C22C29/065 (EP,US); C22C32/0063 (EP,US);
H01L23/3733 (EP,US); B22F2003/1053 (EP,US); B22F2998/10 (EP,US);
B22F2999/00 (EP,US); B32B2311/12 (EP,US); C04B2235/3895 (EP,US);
C04B2235/40 (EP,US); C04B2235/402 (EP,US); C04B2235/407 (EP,US);
C04B2235/5436 (EP,US); C04B2235/604 (EP,US); C04B2235/761 (EP,US);
C04B2235/77 (EP,US); C04B2235/80 (EP,US); C04B2235/9607 (EP,US);
C04B2237/123 (EP,US); C04B2237/125 (EP,US); C04B2237/30 (EP,US);
C04B2237/407 (EP,US); H01L2924/0002 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B22F2998/10, B22F3/105, B22F3/17 (EP,US);
B22F2999/00, B22F3/17, B22F3/14, B22F3/1035 (US,EP);
H01L2924/0002, H01L2924/00 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/49]
Former [2000/12]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kompositwerkstoff auf Siliciumcarbidbasis und Herstellungsverfahren dafür[2000/12]
English:Silicon carbide based composite material and manufacturing method thereof[2000/12]
French:Materiau composite à base de carbure de silicium et son procédé de fabrication[2000/12]
Examination procedure24.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/12]
02.10.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.02.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
21.05.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.02.2003Fee for grant paid
03.02.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP02025593.1  / EP1284250
Opposition(s)03.02.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0995745  ;
 [A]JPH08279569  ;
 [A]WO9217297  (ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA [US]) [A] 1-13,21-27 * page 15, line 19 - line 30; figure 6; claims 1-72 *;
 JPH09157773  [ ] (HITACHI METALS LTD);
 [XA]EP0798393  (HITACHI METALS LTD [JP]) [X] 14,16-18 * claims 1-6,18-21 * [A] 1-13,15,19-27;
 [AD]EP0813243  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [AD] 1-13,21-27 * claims 1-5,35 *;
 [A]EP0859410  (NGK INSULATORS LTD [JP]) [A] 1-13,21-27* figure 3; claims 1-6,11 *;
 [XDA]  - HAMAYOSHI, S. ET AL., "Aluminum composites having low thermal expansion coefficient ...", CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, (19970908), vol. 127, no. 10, Database accession no. 138959, XP002123711 [XD] 14,16-18 * abstract * [A] 1-13,15,19-27
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970829), vol. 1997, no. 08, & JP09095745 A 19970408 (HITACHI METALS, LTD.) [A] 1-27 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970228), vol. 1997, no. 02, & JP08279569 A 19961022 (SUMITOMO METAL IND. LTD.) [A] 1-27 * abstract *
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