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EP About this file: EP0971286

EP0971286 - Storage control apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  27.03.2009
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 29.04.2009  [2009/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/02]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yamamoto, Akira
5-61, Wakamatsu-6-chome
Sagamihara-shi / JP
[2000/02]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2000/02]
Application number, filing date99112984.205.07.1999
[2000/02]
Priority number, dateJP1998019266308.07.1998         Original published format: JP 19266398
[2000/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0971286
Date:12.01.2000
Language:EN
[2000/02]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0971286
Date:06.09.2006
[2006/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.08.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06
[2000/02]
CPC:
G06F3/0626 (EP,US); G06F3/0661 (EP,US); G06F3/0689 (EP,US);
G11B20/1252 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/19]
Former [2000/02]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Speichersteuergerät[2000/02]
English:Storage control apparatus[2000/02]
French:Dispositif de commande de mémoire[2000/02]
Examination procedure31.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/22]
12.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2009/18]
09.12.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2009/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
29.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
20.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
24.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
16.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
22.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0785500  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [Y] 1,2 * page 2, line 24 - line 38 * * figure 1 *;
 [Y]US5717956  (SHINOSAKA TSUTOMU [JP], et al) [Y] 1,2 * column 6, line 36 - column 7, line 11 * * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]JPS6476345  ;
 [A]EP0811905  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1,2 * column 2, line 16 - column 3, line 18 * * column 5, line 24 - column 6, line 17 * * figure 3 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890710), vol. 013, no. 297, Database accession no. (P - 895), & JP01076345 A 19890322 (FUJITSU LTD) [A] 2 * abstract *
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