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EP0654672 - Integrated circuit test apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.01.2003
Database last updated on 22.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.02.2003  [2003/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RAYTHEON COMPANY
141 Spring Street
Lexington
Massachusetts 02173 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/10]For all designated states
RAYTHEON COMPANY
141 Spring Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 / US
Former [1999/04]For all designated states
RAYTHEON COMPANY
141 Spring Street
Lexington Massachusetts 02173 / US
Former [1995/21]For all designated states
Hughes Aircraft Company
7200 Hughes Terrace, P.O. Box 80028
Los Angeles, California 90080-0028 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Sobhani, Mohi
3676 Sappire Drive
Encino, California 91436 / US
[1995/21]
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/04]R.A. KUHNEN & P.A. WACKER
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Former [1995/21]KUHNEN, WACKER & PARTNER
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
D-85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date94117937.614.11.1994
[1995/21]
Priority number, dateUS1993015755623.11.1993         Original published format: US 157556
[1995/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0654672
Date:24.05.1995
Language:EN
[1995/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0654672
Date:14.02.1996
[1996/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0654672
Date:06.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.12.1995
ClassificationIPC:G01R1/06, G01R1/073
[1996/07]
CPC:
G01R1/0735 (EP,US); G01R31/26 (KR); G01R1/06 (KR);
H01L22/00 (KR); H01L2924/0002 (EP,US)
C-Set:
H01L2924/0002, H01L2924/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1995/21]G01R1/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1995/21]
TitleGerman:Testvorrichtung für integrierte Schaltungen[1995/21]
English:Integrated circuit test apparatus[1995/21]
French:Appareil d'essai pour circuits intégrés[1995/21]
Examination procedure13.08.1996Examination requested  [1996/41]
03.02.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.05.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.07.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
04.09.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2001Fee for grant paid
13.12.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.12.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2003/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
22.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
16.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
22.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4554505  (ZACHRY CLYDE L [US]) [A] 1 * column A; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]EP0259162  (TEKTRONIX INC [US]) [A] 1-4 * column 1, line 9 - line 21 * * column 3, line 30 - column 4, line 22; figures 1,2,7 *;
 [A]EP0343021  (AUGAT INC [US]) [A] 1-4 * abstract *;
 [A]US5089772  (HATADA KENZO [JP], et al) [A] 1-4 * column 1, line 61 - column 3, line 18; figures 1-3,5,7,17 *;
 [A]EP0484141  (HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO [US])
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