EP1282135 - Sector protection circuit and method for flash memory devices [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 12.10.2007 Database last updated on 27.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 26.10.2007 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): DE | published on 28.11.2007 [2007/48] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states STMicroelectronics, Inc. 1310 Electronics Drive Carrollton, TX 75006-5039 / US | [2003/06] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Fasoli, Luca Giovanni 37250 Sequoia Terrace No. 2035 Fremont, California 94536 / US | [2003/06] | Representative(s) | Style, Kelda Camilla Karen, et al Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2003/06] | Style, Kelda Camilla Karen, et al Page White & Farrer, 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB | Application number, filing date | 02255360.6 | 31.07.2002 | [2003/06] | Priority number, date | US20010922043 | 02.08.2001 Original published format: US 922043 | [2003/06] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1282135 | Date: | 05.02.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/06] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1282135 | Date: | 30.06.2004 | [2004/27] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1282135 | Date: | 06.12.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/49] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 14.05.2004 | Classification | IPC: | G11C16/22 | [2003/06] | CPC: |
G11C16/22 (EP,US);
G11C11/56 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [2005/12] |
Former [2003/06] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR | Title | German: | Sektorschutzschaltung und -verfahren für Flash-Speicheranordnungen | [2003/06] | English: | Sector protection circuit and method for flash memory devices | [2003/06] | French: | Circuit et méthode de protection de secteur pour dispositifs de mémoire flash | [2003/06] | Examination procedure | 20.12.2004 | Examination requested [2005/07] | 20.01.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 20.07.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.08.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 20.01.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 14.07.2006 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 20.10.2006 | Fee for grant paid | 20.10.2006 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 07.09.2007 | No opposition filed within time limit [2007/46] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 08.06.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 13.07.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 12.07.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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Former [2007/38] | IT | 06.12.2006 | Documents cited: | Search | [XY]US6000004 (FUKUMOTO KATSUMI [JP]) [X] 1-9,12-17,20 * column 7, line 48 - column 13, line 63; figure 1 * [Y] 10,11,18,19; | [Y]US6031757 (CHUANG WEITONG [TW], et al) [Y] 10,11,18,19 * column 2, line 12 - line 25 * * column 5, line 8 - column 7, line 26 ** column 7, line 61 - column 8, line 10; figure 1 * |