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EP1590833 - INTEGRATION CAPACITOR USING A PHOTODETECTOR AS THE BOTTOM PLATE OF THE CAPACITOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.06.2007
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.09.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 10.10.2007  [2007/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
Rue des Sors 3
2074 Marin / CH
[2005/44]
Inventor(s)01 / BUESCHER, Kevin Scott
5675 Flag Way
Colorado Springs, CO 80919 / US
 [2005/44]
Representative(s)Vigand, Philippe, et al
ICB
Ingénieurs Conseils en Brevets S.A.
Faubourg de l'Hôpital 3
2001 Neuchâtel / CH
[N/P]
Former [2005/44]Vigand, Philippe, et al
ICB, Ingénieurs Conseils en Brevets SA, Rue des Sors 7
2074 Marin / CH
Application number, filing date03796104.216.12.2003
[2005/44]
WO2003EP51023
Priority number, dateUS2003035306029.01.2003         Original published format: US 353060
[2005/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004068583
Date:12.08.2004
Language:EN
[2004/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1590833
Date:02.11.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.08.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1590833
Date:23.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.08.2004
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/146, H04N3/15, H04N5/217
[2005/44]
CPC:
H01L27/14609 (EP,US); H01L27/14643 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI [2006/20]
Former [2005/44]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTEGRATIONSKONDENSATOR, WELCHER EINEN PHOTODETEKTOR ALS UNTERE KONDENSATORELEKTRODE VERWENDET[2005/44]
English:INTEGRATION CAPACITOR USING A PHOTODETECTOR AS THE BOTTOM PLATE OF THE CAPACITOR[2005/44]
French:CONDENSATEUR D'INTEGRATION UTILISANT UN PHOTODETECTEUR COMME PLAQUE INFERIEURE DU CONDENSATEUR[2005/44]
Entry into regional phase29.08.2005National basic fee paid 
29.08.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
29.08.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.08.2005Examination requested  [2005/44]
20.02.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2006Fee for grant paid
03.07.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.05.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT23.08.2006
[2007/41]
Cited inInternational search[A]US5233180  (TSURUTA YOSHIO [JP], et al) [A] 1-17 * column 5, line 50 - column 6, line 3; figure 1 *;
 [A]WO0055919  (CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1-17 * page 8, line 4 - page 9, line 25 * * page 9, line 26 - line 30; figure 5 *;
 [A]WO0247255  (PIXEL DEVICES INTERNATIONAL IN [US]) [A] 1-17* abstract *;
 [A]  - MATHERSON K J ET AL, "Progress in the development of large-area modular 64/spl times/64 CdZnTe imaging arrays for nuclear medicine", NUCLEAR SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM, 1997. IEEE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA 9-15 NOV. 1997, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19971109), ISBN 0-7803-4258-5, pages 276 - 280, XP010275807 [A] 1-17 * page 278; figure 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.1997.672584
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