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EP1485946 - SUBSTRATE SUPPORT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.11.2007
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.11.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.01.2008  [2008/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[N/P]
Former [2007/04]For all designated states
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
Former [2004/51]For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KURITA, Shinichi
3532 Rollingside Drive
San Jose, CA 95148 / US
02 / BLONIGAN, Wendell, T.
32478 Montrey Drive
Union City, CA 94587 / US
03 / ANWAR, Suhail
539 Villa Centre Way
San Jose, CA 95128 / US
04 / KIYOTAKE, Toshio
1-Chome
Asahigaoka, Shiga 27-1-308 / JP
05 / NGUYEN, Hung, T.
4399 Macbeth Circle
Fremont, CA 94555 / US
 [2004/51]
Representative(s)Zimmermann, Gerd Heinrich, et al
Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/51]Zimmermann, Gerd Heinrich, et al
Zimmermann & Partner, P.O. Box 33 09 20
80069 München / DE
Application number, filing date03743151.718.02.2003
[2004/51]
WO2003US04885
Priority number, dateUS2002008476222.02.2002         Original published format: US 84762
[2004/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03073479
Date:04.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1485946
Date:15.12.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.09.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1485946
Date:24.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.09.2003
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/00
[2004/51]
CPC:
H01L21/68 (EP,KR,US); H01L21/00 (KR); H01L21/68728 (EP,US);
H01L21/68778 (EP,US); H01L21/68792 (EP,US); Y10S414/136 (EP,US);
Y10S414/139 (EP,US); Y10S414/141 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesCH,   LI [2007/04]
Former [2004/51]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:SUBSTRATTRÄGER[2004/51]
English:SUBSTRATE SUPPORT[2004/51]
French:SUPPORT DE SUBSTRAT[2004/51]
Entry into regional phase15.09.2004National basic fee paid 
15.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
15.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.09.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
15.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/51]
07.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.08.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.12.2006Fee for grant paid
06.12.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.10.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
06.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO0205331  (APPLIED MATERILAS INC [US], et al) [X] 1-36 * the whole document *;
 [X]US5974681  (GONZALEZ-MARTIN JOSE R [US], et al) [X] 1-36 * the whole document * * figures 2A,2B * * column 4, line 62 - column 5, line 12 * * column 3, line 45 - line 58 *;
 [X]US6167893  (TAATJES STEVEN W [US], et al) [X] 1-36 * the whole document * * column 4; claim 1 *;
 [X]US4788994  (SHINBARA KAORU [JP]) [X] 1-36 * figure 9 * * the whole document *;
 [X]US5322079  (FUKUTOMI YOSHITERU [JP], et al) [X] 1-36 * the whole document * * column 2, line 16 - line 22 *;
 [X]US5376216  (YOSHIOKA KATSUSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-36 * the whole document * * figure 13 *;
 [X]US5775000  (MAEKAWA TOSHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1-36 * the whole document * * figures 3-8 *;
 [X]EP0290218  (VARIAN ASSOCIATES [US]) [X] 1-36 * the whole document * * figures 7,8 *;
 [AD]US6045620  (TEPMAN AVI [US], et al) [AD] 1,13,18,26,28,32 * the whole document * * figures 2,3 *
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