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EP1142115 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DELAY USING SKEWED GATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.05.2005
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 30.04.2008  [2008/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/41]For all designated states
INTEL CORPORATION
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95052 / US
Inventor(s)01 / YE, Yibin
Apartment 130 15852 N.W. West Union Road
Portland, OR 97229 / US
02 / LU, Shih-Lien
2888 N.W. Garryanna Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330 / US
03 / DE, Vivek, K.
9785 S.W. 151st Avenue
Beaverton, OR 97007 / US
04 / NARENDRA, Siva
3280 S.W. 170th Avenue 1102
Beaverton, OR 97006 / US
 [2001/41]
Representative(s)Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote
40- 43 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1JA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/10]Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
Harrison Goddard Foote 40-43 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1JA / GB
Former [2001/41]Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon 11th Floor, Tower 3, Clements Inn
London WC2A 2AZ / GB
Application number, filing date99946988.515.09.1999
[2001/41]
WO1999US21566
Priority number, dateUS1998021872322.12.1998         Original published format: US 218723
[2001/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0038321
Date:29.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1142115
Date:10.10.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.06.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1142115
Date:14.07.2004
Language:EN
[2004/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US29.06.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.04.2002
ClassificationIPC:H03K3/00, H03K19/00, H03K19/01, H03K19/0175, H03K17/687, H03K3/037
[2002/23]
CPC:
H03K5/04 (EP,US); H03K19/01707 (EP,US); H03K5/133 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2001/41]H03K3/00, H03K19/00, H03K19/01, H03K19/0175
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/29]
Former [2001/41]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERMINDERUNG VON SIGNALÜBERTRAGUNGSVERZÖGERUNGEN UNTER VERWENDUNG VONVERSCHIEBEGATTERN[2001/41]
English:A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DELAY USING SKEWED GATES[2001/41]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE REDUCTION DU RETARD DE TRANSMISSION DE SIGNAUX A L'AIDE DE PORTES NON SYNCHRONISEES[2001/41]
Entry into regional phase04.07.2001National basic fee paid 
04.07.2001Search fee paid 
04.07.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
04.07.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.07.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
04.07.2001Examination requested  [2001/41]
04.12.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
15.10.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.01.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.05.2004Fee for grant paid
17.05.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.04.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
23.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT14.07.2004
[2008/18]
Documents cited:Search[A]US4782253  (SHOJI MASAKAZU [US]) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0439310  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [A] 1,2,11,13 * abstract *;
 [XA]US5061864  (ROGERS ALAN C [US]) [X] 1,2,11,13 * abstract * [A] 10,12,14;
 [A]EP0880231  (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [A] 1-14* abstract *
International search[A]US4890016  (TANAKA FUMINARI [JP], et al);
 [Y]US5383155  (TA TRANG K [US]);
 [X]US5519344  (PROEBSTING ROBERT J [US]);
 [YP]US5856746  (PETRICK BRUCE E [US]);
 [XP]US5926050  (PROEBSTING ROBERT J [US])
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