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EP About this file: EP1184843

EP1184843 - Head assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  23.10.2009
Database last updated on 14.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.10.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 25.11.2009  [2009/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto CA 94304-1112 / US
Former [2002/10]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Henze, Richard H.
940 Crestview Drive
San Carlos, California 94070 / US
02 / Jeans, Albert H.
820 San Lucas Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
03 / Poorman, Paul W.
5230 N. Black Cat Road
Meridian, Idaho 83642 / US
 [2002/10]
Representative(s)Jehan, Robert, et al
Williams Powell
44 Prospect Place
Bromley, Kent BR2 9HN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/10]Jehan, Robert, et al
Williams, Powell & Associates, 4 St Paul's Churchyard
London EC4M 8AY / GB
Application number, filing date01306098.316.07.2001
[2002/10]
Priority number, dateUS2000065448901.09.2000         Original published format: US 654489
[2002/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1184843
Date:06.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1184843
Date:05.02.2003
[2003/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.12.2002
ClassificationIPC:G11B5/29, G11B5/255, G11B5/39, G11B5/33
[2003/05]
CPC:
G11B5/10 (EP,US); G11B5/84 (KR); G11B15/605 (EP,US);
G11B5/255 (EP,US); G11B5/295 (EP,US); G11B5/4893 (EP,US);
G11B5/00813 (EP,US); G11B5/3103 (EP,US); G11B5/3106 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49021 (EP,US); Y10T29/49028 (EP,US); Y10T29/49032 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49041 (EP,US); Y10T29/49055 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/10]G11B5/255, G11B5/39, G11B5/33, G11B5/29
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2003/43]
Former [2002/10]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Kopfanordnung[2002/10]
English:Head assembly[2002/10]
French:Assemblage de têtes[2002/10]
Examination procedure07.07.2003Examination requested  [2003/36]
03.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.06.2009Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2009/48]
07.07.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2009/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
22.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
20.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
27.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
27.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
25.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH01237918  ;
 [X]US3686466  (SATO FUJIO, et al) [X] 1,6,10 * column 2, line 42 - line 52 * * column 3, line 58 - line 63; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US3864753  (BECKER ROBERT SIDNEY, et al) [A] 1,6,10 * column 1, line 33 - line 35 ** column 2, line 60 - column 3, line 3; figure 1 *;
 [X]WO9705603  (QUANTUM CORP [US]) [X] 1,6,10 * page 5, line 32 - page 6, line 12; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US5710683  (SUNDARAM RAMESH [US]) [A] 1,6,10 * column 3, line 17 - line 36; figure 3 *;
 [A]US6097570  (DEE RICHARD H [US]) [A] 1,6,10 * column 3, line 11 - line 26; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]  - BAHRAT BUSHAN ET AL, "Pole Tip Recession Studies of Hard Carbon-Coated Thin-Film Tape Heads", INTERNET ARTICLE: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, vol. 79, no. 8, (19960415), page 59165918, URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V5B-3WSVD99-2J-1&_cdi=5782&_orig=search&_coverDate=08%2F04%2F1998&_sk=997809998&wchp=dGLbVzb-lSzBS&_acct=C000049880&_version=1&_userid=987766&md5=2d6cff2cfd498ce4a2852af1aec2b155&ie=f.pdf, (20021203), XP002223423 [A] 1,6,10 * page 5918, paragraph 2; figures 3B,3C,1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.362171
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19891218), vol. 013, no. 570, Database accession no. (P - 977), & JP01237918 A 19890922 (VICTOR CO OF JAPAN LTD) [X] 1,6,10 * abstract *
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