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EP0970387
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| EP0970387 - STATIC CAPACITANCE-TO-VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND CONVERTING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.03.2007 Database last updated on 20.12.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 21.03.2008 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE | published on 23.04.2008 [2008/17] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 3-6 Akasaka 5-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8481 / JP | For all designated states Hokuto Electronics, Inc. 2-16 Najiotoukubo Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 669-1148 / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [2006/19] | For all designated states TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 3-6 Akasaka 5-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8481 / JP | ||
| For all designated states Hokuto Electronics, Inc. 2-16 Najiotoukubo Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 669-1148 / JP | |||
| Former [2006/14] | For all designated states TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 3-6 Akasaka 5-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8481 / JP | ||
| For all designated states Hokuto Electronics, Inc. 2-16 Najiotoukubo Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 669-1148 / JP | |||
| Former [2005/16] | For all designated states TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 3-6 Akasaka 5-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8481 / JP | ||
| For all designated states Hokuto Electronics, Inc. 538, Shiose-cho, Najio Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 669-1141 / JP | |||
| Former [2000/02] | For all designated states Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP | ||
| For all designated states Hokuto Electronics, Inc. 538, Shiose-cho, Najio Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 669-1141 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
HIROSHIMA, Tatsuo 11-31, Hanazono-cho Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 663-8187 / JP | 02 /
NAKANO, Koichi 4637-33, Shiose-cho Najio Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 669-1141 / JP | 03 /
HARADA, Muneo 2-19, Tsuto Houzu-cho Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 663-8232 / JP | 04 /
MATSUMOTO, Toshiyuki 3-4-12, Tsutsujigaoka Minami Sanda-shi, Hyogo 669-1347 / JP | 05 /
HIROTA, Yoshihiro 43, Kitashirakawa Shibuse-cho, Sakyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-8283 / JP | [2000/02] | Representative(s) | Spall, Christopher John Barker Brettell LLP 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2000/02] | Spall, Christopher John BARKER BRETTELL 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB | Application number, filing date | 99901136.4 | 22.01.1999 | [2000/02] | WO1999JP00229 | Priority number, date | JP19980011581 | 23.01.1998 Original published format: JP 1158198 | JP19980026240 | 06.02.1998 Original published format: JP 2624098 | JP19980350021 | 09.12.1998 Original published format: JP 35002198 | [2000/02] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9938019 | Date: | 29.07.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/30] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0970387 | Date: | 12.01.2000 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.07.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2000/02] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0970387 | Date: | 10.05.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/19] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 29.07.1999 | Classification | IPC: | G01R27/26 | [2000/02] | CPC: |
G01R27/2605 (EP,KR,US);
G01D5/24 (KR);
G01R27/26 (KR)
| Designated contracting states | BE, CH, DE, DK, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [2000/02] | Title | German: | STATISCHER KAPAZITÄT-SPANNUNGSUMWANDLER UND UMWANDLUNGSVERFAHREN | [2000/02] | English: | STATIC CAPACITANCE-TO-VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND CONVERTING METHOD | [2000/02] | French: | CONVERTISSEUR CAPACITE STATIQUE-TENSION ET PROCEDE DE CONVERSION | [2000/02] | Entry into regional phase | 18.10.1999 | National basic fee paid | 18.10.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 18.10.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 18.10.1999 | Examination requested [2000/02] | 14.06.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 08.10.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.11.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 06.03.2006 | Fee for grant paid | 06.03.2006 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 13.02.2007 | No opposition filed within time limit [2007/18] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 15.01.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 10.01.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 11.01.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 07.01.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 14.01.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 16.01.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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| Former [2007/03] | CH | 10.05.2006 | |
| LI | 10.05.2006 | Cited in | International search | [YA]JPH09280806 ; | [YA]GB2020816 (MICRO SENSORS INC) [Y] 1 * page 2, line 103 - line 111 * * page 3, line 42 - line 65; figure 2 * [A] 2,12; | [A]US4918376 (PODUJE NOEL S [US], et al) [A] 1,2,12 * column 3, line 1 - line 17; figure 1 *; | [YA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980130), vol. 98, no. 2, & JP09280806 A 19971031 (NISSAN MOTOR) [Y] 1 * abstract * [A] 2,9,10,12,20,21 | [A] - MONTICELLI ET AL., "OP-AMP CIRCUIT MEASURES DIODE-JUNCTION CAPACITANCE", ELECTRONICS. DE 1984 A 1985 : ELECTRONICS WEEK., NEW YORK US, (19750710), vol. 48, no. 14, pages 112 - 113, XP002100006 [A] * the whole document * |