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EP1196954 - VISIBLE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE FORMED FROM WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTOR DOPED WITH A RARE EARTH ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  21.08.2009
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.08.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.09.2009  [2009/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
2624 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0623 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/16]For all designated states
University of Cincinnati
2624 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 452221-0623 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BIRKHAHN, Ronald, H.
Emcore Corp., 145 Belmont Drive
Somerset, NJ 08873 / US
02 / CHAO, Liang-Chiun
112 Hanson Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5B 2E4 / CA
03 / GARTER, Michael, J.
7891 Butler Warren Road
West Chester OH 45069 / US
04 / STECKL, Andrew, J.
269 Sunny Acres Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45255 / US
 [2002/32]
Former [2002/22]01 / BIRKHAHN, Ronald, H.
Emcore Corp., 145 Belmont Drive
Somerset, NJ 08873 / US
02 / CHAO, Liang-Chiun
112 Hanson Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5B 2E4 / CA
03 / GARTER, Michael, J.
3294 Glendora Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220 / US
04 / STECKL, Andrew, J.
269 Sunny Acres Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45255 / US
Former [2002/16]01 / BIRKHAHN, Ronald, H.
1464 South Hampton Court
Cincinnati, OH 45231 / US
02 / CHAO, Liang-Chiun
2930 Scioto Street 807
Cincinnati, OH 45219 / US
03 / GARTER, Michael, J.
3294 Glendora Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220 / US
04 / STECKL, Andrew, J.
269 Sunny Acres Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45255 / US
Representative(s)Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/52]Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London
WC1X 8PL / GB
Former [2002/16]Findlay, Alice Rosemary
Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date00923427.917.04.2000
[2002/16]
WO2000US10283
Priority number, dateUS1999029918623.04.1999         Original published format: US 299186
[2002/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0065666
Date:02.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1196954
Date:17.04.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.11.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.09.2006
ClassificationIPC:H01L33/00, H01L31/0256, H01S5/32
[2002/16]
CPC:
H01L33/343 (EP,US); H01L33/325 (EP,US); H01S3/16 (EP,US);
H01L33/0033 (EP,US); H01S3/1628 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2004/20]
Former [2002/16]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:WEISSE LEUCHTDIODE BASIEREND AUF EINEM HALBLEITER MIT GROSSER BANDLÜCKE DOTIERT MIT EINEM SELTENERDEN-ELEMENT[2002/16]
English:VISIBLE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE FORMED FROM WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTOR DOPED WITH A RARE EARTH ELEMENT[2002/16]
French:DISPOSITIF EMETTEUR DE LUMIERE VISIBLE, FORME A PARTIR D'UN SEMI-CONDUCTEUR A LARGE BANDE INTERDITE, DOPE A L'AIDE D'UN ELEMENT EN TERRES RARES[2002/16]
Entry into regional phase16.11.2001National basic fee paid 
16.11.2001Search fee paid 
16.11.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
16.11.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.11.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
16.11.2001Examination requested  [2002/16]
17.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.03.2009Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2009/39]
08.05.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2009/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
07.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
06.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
04.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
10.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
19.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
07.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.200809   M06   Fee paid on   19.06.2008
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5751021  (TERAGUCHI NOBUAKI [JP]) [X] 1-23 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0517440  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [X] 1,4-7 * claim 1 *
 [X]  - HANSEN D M ET AL, "PHOTOLUMINESCENCE OF ERBIUM-IMPLANTED GAN AND IN SITU-DOPED GAN:ER", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (19980309), vol. 72, no. 10, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 1244 - 1246, XP002929491 [X] 1-23 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.121034
 [X]  - LOZYKOWSKI H J ET AL, "Visible cathodoluminescence of GaN doped with Dy, Er, and Tm", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, MELVILLE, NY, US, (19990222), vol. 74, no. 8, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 1129 - 1131, XP012023305 [X] 1-23 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.123465
International search[X]US5751021  (TERAGUCHI NOBUAKI [JP]);
 [X]  - HANSEN ET. AL., "Photoluminescence of erbium-implanted GaN and in situ-doped GaN: Er", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, (19980309), vol. 72, no. 10, pages 1244 - 1246, XP002929491

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.121034
 [X]  - LOZYKOWSKI ET. AL., "Visible cathodoluminescence of GaN doped with Dy, Er and Tm", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, (19990222), vol. 74, no. 8, pages 1129 - 1131, XP002929492

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.123465
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