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EP1191332 - Suspended Gate Field Effect Transistor (SGFET) with polymer coating used as humidity sensor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.03.2014 Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2014	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 16.04.2014 [2014/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Micronas GmbH Hans-Bunte-Strasse 19 79108 Freiburg i. Br. / DE
	[2013/19]
Former [2005/33]	For all designated states Micronas GmbH Hans-Bunte-Strasse 19 79108 Freiburg / DE
Former [2002/13]	For all designated states SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Fleischer, Maximilian, Dr. Schlossangerweg 12 85635 Höhenkirchen / DE
	02 / Meixner, Hans, Prof. Max-Planck-Strasse 5 85540 Haar / DE
	03 / Ostrick, Bernhard Falkenstrasse 44/17 81541 München / DE
	04 / Pohle, Roland, Dr. Fichtenstrasse 22 85570 Herdweg / DE
	05 / Simon, Elfriede, Dr. Winthir Strasse 18 80639 München / DE
	[2002/13]
Representative(s)	Koch Müller Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, et al Maaßstraße 32/1 69123 Heidelberg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2013/19]	Koch Müller Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, et al Maaßstraße 32/1 69123 Heidelberg / DE
Former [2010/31]	Koch Müller Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, et al Maasstrasse 32/1 69123 Heidelberg / DE
Former [2009/30]	Göhring, Robert, et al Westphal - Mussgnug & Partner Patentanwälte Am Riettor 5 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
Former [2005/26]	Göhring, Robert, et al Westphal - Mussgnug & Partner Patentanwälte Am Riettor 5 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
Application number, filing date	01106136.3	13.03.2001
	[2002/13]
Priority number, date	DE20001036178	25.07.2000 Original published format: DE 10036178
	[2002/13]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1191332
	Date:	27.03.2002
	Language:	DE
	[2002/13]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1191332
	Date:	08.05.2013
	Language:	DE
	[2013/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.12.2001
Classification	IPC:	G01N27/414, G01N27/00	[2002/13]
	CPC:	G01N27/4143 (EP)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI [2002/51]
Former [2002/13]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Suspended Gate Field Effect Transistor (SGFET) mit Polymerbeschichtung als Feuchtesensor	[2002/13]
	English:	Suspended Gate Field Effect Transistor (SGFET) with polymer coating used as humidity sensor	[2002/13]
	French:	Suspended Gate Field Effect Transistor (SGFET) avec une couche en polymère utilisé comme capteur d'humidité	[2002/13]
Examination procedure	19.08.2002	Examination requested [2002/43]
	29.03.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
	14.12.2005	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	24.02.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.11.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	08.12.2008	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	09.12.2008	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
	14.12.2012	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.02.2013	Fee for grant paid
	18.02.2013	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination	09.02.2009	Appeal received No. T1011/09
	20.04.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	09.11.2012	Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 29.03.2005
Opposition(s)	11.02.2014	No opposition filed within time limit [2014/16]
Request for further processing for:	24.02.2006	Request for further processing filed
	24.02.2006	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	08.03.2006	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.03.2007	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.03.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
	26.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 10
	24.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 11
	23.03.2012	Renewal fee patent year 12
	26.03.2013	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	08.05.2013
	ES	19.08.2013
	[2014/11]
Former [2013/48]	ES	19.08.2013
Documents cited:	Search	[X]DE2947050 (HOEFFLINGER BERND, et al) [X] 1,2,5-7 * page 6, lines 1,2; figures 1A,,3,,4B; claims 1,3,8 * * page 8 *;
		[X]US4730479 (PYKE STEPHEN C [US], et al) [X] 1,5-7 * column 4, line 31 - line 60 * * column 7, line 11 - line 22; claims 2-4,11,12 *;
		[E]EP1103808 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [E] 1,7 * column 1, line 48 - line 56 *;
		[X]JPS5756746 ;
		[X]JPS5287381 ;
		[XA]US4878015 (SCHMIDT HELMUT [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,5,7 * column 5, line 57 - column 6, line 40; figures 1,11 * * column 3, lines 31,60 * * sentence 18 - sentence 52 * * column 9, line 62 - column 10, line 24 * * column 10, line 55 - column 11, line 8 * [A] 8;
		[X]DE19849932 (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 1,2,8-10 * column 3, line 24 - line 27 * * column 4, line 66 - column 5, line 7; figures 1,2; claim 17 *;
		[XA]US4764797 (SHAW JOHN E A [GB], et al) [X] 1-3,5-7 * column 2, line 30 - line 61; figure 2B * * column 4, line 22 - line 67; figures 6A,6B * * column 5, line 8 - line 43 * [A] 8,10;
		[XA]US4515653 (FURUBAYASHI HISATOSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3 * column 2, line 18 - line 43 * * column 3, line 41 - line 51 * [A] 8,10;
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19820720), vol. 006, no. 133, Database accession no. (P - 129), & JP57056746 A 19820405 (HITACHI LTD) [X] 1-3 * abstract *
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19771129), vol. 001, no. 148, Database accession no. (E - 069), & JP52087381 A 19770721 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [X] 1-3 * abstract *
		[ ] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1977, no. 36, Database accession no. 1977-63492Y [ ] * abstract *
		[X] - "SUSPENDED GATE FETS AS GAS SENSORS", ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, MORGAN-GRAMPIAN LTD. LONDON, GB, (19920701), vol. 64, no. 787, ISSN 0013-4902, page 10,13, XP000307786 [X] 1-3,8 * gesamtes Dokument, insbesondere Absatz "Organic materials" *
		[T] - EISELE I ET AL, "Low power gas detection with FET sensors", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA S.A., LAUSANNE, CH, (20010830), vol. 78, no. 1-3, ISSN 0925-4005, pages 19 - 25, XP004297630 [T] 1 * abstract * * Absätze "3.4. Polymers and organic films" und "4.2. Humidity" * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-4005(01)00786-9

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