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EP1057203 - PARTICLE-OPTICAL APPARATUS INVOLVING DETECTION OF AUGER ELECTRONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.07.2005
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.02.2006Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 05.04.2006  [2006/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FEI COMPANY
7451 NW Evergreen Parkway
Hillsboro, OR 97124-5830 / US
[2002/44]
Former [2000/49]For all designated states
Philips Electron Optics B.V.
Achtseweg Noord 5
5651 GG Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / KRIJN, Marcellinus, P., C., M.
Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
02 / HENSTRA, Alexander
Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
[2000/49]
Representative(s)Bakker, Hendrik
FEI Company Achtseweg Noord 5, Building AAE-48
5651 GG Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2003/07]Bakker, Hendrik
FEI Company Achtseweg Noord 5, Building AAE-48
5651 GG Eindhoven / NL
Former [2000/49]Bakker, Hendrik
INTERNATIONAAL OCTROOIBUREAU B.V., Prof. Holstlaan 6
5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date99963356.301.12.1999
[2000/49]
WO1999EP09364
Priority number, dateEP1998020428917.12.1998         Original published format: EP 98204289
[2000/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0036630
Date:22.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1057203
Date:06.12.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.06.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1057203
Date:15.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:H01J37/05
[2000/49]
CPC:
H01J37/05 (EP,US); H01J2237/2511 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2004/38]
Former [2000/49]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:KORPUSKULARSTRAHLOPTISCHES GERÄT MIT AUGER-ELEKTRONENDETEKTION[2000/49]
English:PARTICLE-OPTICAL APPARATUS INVOLVING DETECTION OF AUGER ELECTRONS[2000/49]
French:APPAREIL OPTIQUE A PARTICULES IMPLIQUANT UNE DETECTION D'ELECTRONS D'AUGER[2000/49]
Entry into regional phase18.09.2000National basic fee paid 
22.12.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
22.12.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.2000Examination requested  [2001/09]
20.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.07.2004Fee for grant paid
01.07.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.06.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
29.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL15.09.2004
[2006/14]
Cited inInternational search[A]JPH01264149  ;
 [A]FR2104604  (PHILIPS NV) [A] 1 * claims 1-11 *;
 [A]US3979590  (ANDERSEN WILLEM HENDRIK JAN) [A] 1 * claims 1-5 *;
 [A]EP0373399  (ZEISS CARL FA [DE], et al) [A] 1 * claims 1-11 *;
 [A]EP0555911  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [A] 1 * claims 1-15 *;
 [AD]US5422486  (HERRMANN KARL H [DE], et al) [AD] 1* claims 1-7 *;
 [A]DE19633496  (CEOS CORRECTED ELECTRON OPTION [DE]);
 [PX]EP0989584  (ADVANTEST CORP [JP]) [PX] 1,6 * column 5, line 24 - line 29; claims 1-13 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900117), vol. 014, no. 022, Database accession no. (E - 874), & JP01264149 A 19891020 (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
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