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EP1225984 - AN ARRAY OF CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS WITH THROUGH WAFER VIA CONNECTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.09.2005
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.11.2005  [2005/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
1705 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1106 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/47]For all designated states
The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
1705 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1106 / US
Former [2002/31]For all designated states
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
900 Welch Road, Suite 350
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1850 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KHURI-YAKUB, Butrus, T.
4151 Donald Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
02 / DEGERTEKIN, F., Levent
300 Murchinson Drive, Apt. 205
Millbrae, CA 94030 / US
03 / CALMES, Sam
2250 Latham Street, Apt. 11
Mountain View, CA 94040 / US
04 / JIN, Xuecheng
71B Escondido Village
Standford, CA 94305 / US
 [2002/31]
Representative(s)Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/31]Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date00965529.129.09.2000
[2002/31]
WO2000US26852
Priority number, dateUS19990158254P30.09.1999         Original published format: US 158254 P
US2000066720321.09.2000         Original published format: US 667203
[2002/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0123105
Date:05.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1225984
Date:31.07.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1225984
Date:24.11.2004
Language:EN
[2004/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.04.2001
ClassificationIPC:B06B1/02
[2002/31]
CPC:
H01L21/76898 (EP,US); B06B1/0292 (EP,US); H01L23/481 (EP,US);
H01L2224/05568 (EP,US); H01L2224/05573 (EP,US); H01L2224/131 (EP,US);
H01L2224/16145 (EP,US); H01L2924/00014 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2224/131, H01L2924/014 (EP,US);
H01L2924/00014, H01L2224/05599 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/21]
Former [2002/31]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:EINE ANORDNUNG KAPAZITIVER, MIKROMECHANISCHER ULTRASCHALLWANDLERELEMENTE MIT DURCHKONTAKTIERUNG DURCH DAS TRÄGERSUBSTRAT[2002/31]
English:AN ARRAY OF CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS WITH THROUGH WAFER VIA CONNECTIONS[2002/31]
French:RESEAU D'ELEMENTS DE TRANSDUCTEUR ULTRASONIQUE MICRO-USINE CAPACITIF COMPRENANT DES TROUS D'INTERCONNEXION FORMES SUR UNE TRANCHE[2002/31]
Entry into regional phase09.04.2002National basic fee paid 
09.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
09.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.04.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/31]
14.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.09.2004Fee for grant paid
27.09.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.08.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
23.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]FR2721471  (SCHLUMBERGER IND SA [FR]) [A] 1-5 * page 13, line 15 - line 32 * * page 18, line 6 - line 26 * * figure 24; claim 1 *;
 [AD]US5619476  (HALLER MATTHEW I [US], et al) [AD] 1,2 * column 3, line 40 - line 45 ** figures 1A-D; claim 1 *;
 [XP]  - CALMES, CHENG, DEGERTEKIN, JIN, ERGUN, KHURI-YAKUB, "Highly integrated 2-D capacative micromachined ultrasonic transducers", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM, (199910), vol. 1, pages 1163 - 1166, XP002157421 [XP] 1-4 * page 1, column 2 - page 2, column 4; figure 1 *
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