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EP1047548 - A METAL FOIL DISK FOR HIGH AREAL DENSITY RECORDING IN ENVIRONMENTS OF HIGH MECHANICAL SHOCK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 09.10.2009 Database last updated on 22.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	09.10.2009	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 11.11.2009 [2009/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Flextor Corporation Suite 103, 1340 DeAnza Boulevard San Jose, CA 95129 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2000/44]	For all designated states Flextor Inc. Suite 103, 1340 DeAnza Boulevard San Jose, CA 95129 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / NIGAM, Anil 21451 Continental Circle Saratoga, CA 95014 / US
	02 / WHITE, James, W. 152 Milmar Way Los Gatos, CA 95032 / US
	[2000/44]
Representative(s)	Hirsch & Associés 154 Boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2000/44]	Cabinet Hirsch 34, Rue de Bassano 75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date	99902247.8	14.01.1999
	[2000/44]
	WO1999US00792
Priority number, date	US19980007452	15.01.1998 Original published format: US 7452
	[2000/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9936255
	Date:	22.07.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/29]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1047548
	Date:	02.11.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.07.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	22.07.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.10.2002
Classification	IPC:	B32B5/16, B32B9/00, B32B19/00, G11B5/33, G11B5/66, G11B5/70, G11B5/127, C23C14/00, C23C14/32, G11B5/64	[2002/50]
	CPC:	C23C14/16 (EP,US); G11B5/4886 (EP,US); G11B5/6005 (EP,US); G11B5/656 (EP,US); G11B5/73917 (EP,US); G11B5/73919 (EP,US); (+) G11B5/82 (EP,US); G11B5/851 (EP,US); G11B5/012 (EP,US); G11B5/6011 (EP,US); Y10S428/90 (EP,US); Y10T428/265 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2000/44]	B32B5/16, B32B9/00, B32B19/00, G11B5/33, G11B5/66, G11B5/70, G11B5/127, C23C14/00, C23C14/32
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/44]
Title	German:	AUS EINER METTALFOLIE BESTEHENDE PLATTE ZUM AUFZEICHNEN MIT HOHER DICHTE IN EINEM UMFELD MIT HOHEN ERSCHÜTTERUNGEN	[2000/44]
	English:	A METAL FOIL DISK FOR HIGH AREAL DENSITY RECORDING IN ENVIRONMENTS OF HIGH MECHANICAL SHOCK	[2000/44]
	French:	DISQUE A FEUILLE METALLIQUE POUR ENREGISTREMENT A HAUTE DENSITE EN BITS/POUCE?2 DANS DES ENVIRONNEMENTS A CHOCS MECANIQUES ELEVES	[2000/44]
Entry into regional phase	16.08.2000	National basic fee paid
	16.08.2000	Search fee paid
	16.08.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.08.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.08.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	11.08.2000	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.08.2000	Examination requested [2000/44]
	19.12.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.04.2009	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2009/46]
	08.06.2009	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2009/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.01.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.01.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.01.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
	31.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.01.2009	11 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPS62293514 ;
		[X]JPS5387204 ;
		[A]JPH0773433 (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1;
		[A]US5536549 (NELSON CARL W [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 12, line 15 - line 22 ** column 3, line 50 - line 65 *;
		[X]EP0817174 (TAKAHASHI MIGAKU [JP]) [X] 7,8 * page 2, line 12 - line 21 *;
		[A]US5707705 (NELSON CARL W [US], et al) [A] 1 * column 8, line 35 - line 41; claim 11 *;
		[PA]US5815343 (ISHIKAWA AKIRA [JP], et al) [PA] 1 * example 2 *;
		[X] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1988, no. 05, Database accession no. 1988-033205, XP002216874 & JPS62293514 A 19871221 (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD) [X] 1 * abstract *
		[X] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1978, no. 36, Database accession no. 1978-64099A, XP002216875 & JPS5387204 A 19780801 (MATSUSHITA ELEC IND CO LTD) [X] 1 * abstract *
	International search	[X]US4745031 (NAKAYAMA MASATOSHI [JP], et al);
		[X]US5210673 (ITO MOTOYUKI [JP], et al);
		[X]US5626970 (HEDGCOTH VIRGLE L [US])

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