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EP1230573 - PIXEL STRUCTURE HAVING DEFORMABLE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LIGHT VALVE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 12.11.2004 Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.11.2004	Refusal of application	published on 29.12.2004 [2004/53]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nokia Corporation Keilalahdentie 4 02150 Espoo / FI
	[2002/33]
Inventor(s)	01 / LEVOLA, Tapani Hyhkynkatu 7 A 1 FIN-33270 Tampere / FI
	[2002/33]
Representative(s)	Pursiainen, Timo Pekka, et al Tampereen Patenttitoimisto Oy Visiokatu 1 33720 Tampere / FI
	[N/P]
Former [2002/33]	Pursiainen, Timo Pekka, et al Tampereen Patenttitoimisto Oy, Hermiankatu 6 33720 Tampere / FI
Application number, filing date	00969762.4	03.11.2000
	[2002/33]
	WO2000IB01608
Priority number, date	US19990443822	19.11.1999 Original published format: US 443822
	US20000570197	12.05.2000 Original published format: US 570197
	US20000596622	19.06.2000 Original published format: US 596622
	[2002/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0137026
	Date:	25.05.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/21]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1230573
	Date:	14.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.05.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/33]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	25.05.2001
Classification	IPC:	G02B26/08, G02B5/18, H04N5/74	[2002/33]
	CPC:	G02B26/0808 (EP,US); G02B5/1828 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [2004/21]
Former [2002/33]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	PIXELSTRUKTUR MIT VERFORMBAREM MATERIAL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES LICHTMODULATORS	[2002/33]
	English:	PIXEL STRUCTURE HAVING DEFORMABLE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LIGHT VALVE	[2002/33]
	French:	STRUCTURE A PIXEL COMPRENANT UN MATERIAU DEFORMABLE ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE PRODUIRE UN MODULATEUR DE LUMIERE	[2002/33]
Entry into regional phase	21.05.2002	National basic fee paid
	21.05.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.05.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.05.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	21.05.2002	Examination requested [2002/33]
	30.09.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.03.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.07.2004	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2004/53]
	02.08.2004	Application refused, date of legal effect [2004/53]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited in	International search	[X]US5521747 (ENGLE CRAIG D [US]) [X] 1,2,4,6-9,11-13,17,21,23,25-28 * abstract *;
		[A]US3385927 (HAMANN OMER F) [A] 1-32 * figure - *;
		[A]CH301222 (FOERDERUNG FORSCHUNG GMBH [CH]) [A] 1-32 * figure - *;
		[A]US4641193 (GLENN WILLIAM E [US]) [A] 1-32 * column A; figure - *;
		[A]US4519682 (MAST FRED [CH], et al) [A] 1-32 * abstract *;
		[A]US5760755 (ENGLE CRAIG D [US]) [A] 1-32 * figure 1 *;
		[A]DE19757687 (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 13,27 * column 6, line 34 - line 68 * * figures 3,4A,4B * * column 7, line 1 - line 49 * * figures 3,4A,4B *
		[A] - BRINKER W ET AL, "DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF THIN VISCOELASTIC LAYERS USED IN AN ACTIVE-MATRIX-ADRESSED SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE,US,SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, (19880922), vol. 1018, pages 79 - 85, XP002042949 [A] 1-32 * the whole document *
		[A] - TEPE R ET AL, "VISCOELASTIC SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR WITH ACTIVE MATRIX ADDRESSING", APPLIED OPTICS,US,OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA,WASHINGTON, (19891115), vol. 28, no. 22, ISSN 0003-6935, pages 4826 - 4834, XP000071462 [A] 1-32 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.28.004826
		[A] - YASUSHI HASHINO ET AL, "LIGHT MODULATION BY TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC FIELD INDUCED OIL SURFACE DEFORMATION", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, (19890911), vol. 55, no. 11, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 1056 - 1058, XP000080475 [A] 1-32 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.101703

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