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EP About this file: EP1745864

EP1745864 - Method of removing residues formed during the manufacture of MEMS systems [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  03.07.2015
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 05.08.2015  [2015/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Teledyne Dalsa Semiconductor Inc.
605 McMurray Road
Waterloo, ON N2V 2E9 / CA
[2012/11]
Former [2007/04]For all designated states
Dalsa Semiconductor Inc.
605 McMurray Road
Waterloo, Ontario N2V 2E9 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / FORTIN, Vincent
585 rue du Chapelier
Bromont Québec J2L 1A7 / CA
02 / OUELLET, Jean
115 Lussier
St-Alphonse de Granby Québec J0E 2A0 / CA
 [2007/04]
Representative(s)Talbot-Ponsonby, Daniel Frederick
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/35]Talbot-Ponsonby, Daniel Frederick
Marks & Clerk LLP
4220 Nash Court
Oxford Business Park South
Oxford
Oxfordshire OX4 2RU / GB
Former [2007/04]Harding, Richard Patrick
Marks & Clerk, 4220 Nash Court, Oxford Business Park South
Oxford OX4 2RU / GB
Application number, filing date06117395.118.07.2006
[2007/04]
Priority number, dateUS20050699852P18.07.2005         Original published format: US 699852 P
[2007/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1745864
Date:24.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1745864
Date:25.04.2007
[2007/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.03.2007
ClassificationIPC:B08B3/08, B08B7/00, H01L21/306
[2007/04]
CPC:
B81C1/00928 (EP,US); B08B3/08 (EP,US); B08B7/00 (EP,US);
B81C1/00849 (EP,US); H01L21/02068 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/01]
Former [2007/04]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Entfernen von während der Herstellung von MEMS Systemen entstehenden Rückständen[2007/04]
English:Method of removing residues formed during the manufacture of MEMS systems[2007/04]
French:Procédé d'élimination de résidus formés lors de la fabrication de systèmes MEMS[2007/04]
Examination procedure21.02.2007Examination requested  [2007/15]
28.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.10.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
30.10.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
22.01.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.08.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/32]
02.04.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2015/32]
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  28.06.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
10.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
12.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
29.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
28.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[DXY]US5200361  (ONISHI SHIGEO [JP]) [DX] 1,9,10,13,14,17,18 * abstract * * column 1, lines 14-62 * * column 2, line 31 - column 3, line 27 * * column 6, lines 26-39 * [Y] 12,15;
 [DX]EP0746016  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [DX] 1,9,16-18 * abstract * * page 2, lines 5-47 * * page 3, lines 7-36 * * page 4, line 48 - page 5, line 9 *;
 [X]US5658417  (WATANABE HIROHITO [JP], et al) [X] 1,9,17,18 * column 1, lines 14-39 * * column 3, lines 51-60 * * abstract *;
 [X]WO0007220  (CFMT INC [US]) [X] 1,2,9,17,18 * abstract * * page 4, lines 12-14 * * page 5, line 31 - page 6, line 4 * * page 7, lines 5-16 * * page 14, lines 1-12 * * page 15, lines 8-11 * * page 16, lines 4-21 * * page 17, lines 23-32 * * page 20, lines 1-5 * * page 22, lines 1-16 * * page 25, lines 4-16 * * claim 18 *;
 [YA]US6074951  (KLEINHENZ RICHARD L [US], et al) [Y] 12 * abstract * * column 1, lines 30-35 * * column 4, line 61 - column 5, line 9 * [A] 1,2,17,18;
 [X]US6740247  (HAN YONG-PIL [KR], et al) [X] 1,9,17,18 * abstract * * column 1, line 64 - column 2, line 13 * * column 2, lines 61-63 * * column 3, lines 26-53 * * column 4, lines 9-27 * * column 4, lines 60-64 * * column 24, lines 34-37 ** column 24, lines 58-62 *;
 [X]US2004123879  (YIM EUN-TAEK [KR], et al) [X] 1-18 * abstract * * paragraph [0005] * * paragraphs [0013] , [0014] * * paragraph [0018] * * paragraphs [0069] - [0071] * * claims 1-4 * * figure 6 *;
 [XAY]US6869487  (BERGMAN ERIC J [US]) [X] 1,8,9,17,18 * abstract * * column 1, lines 17-27 * * column 1, lines 44-56 * * column 2, line 51 - column 3, line 17 * * column 4, lines 19-55 * * column 12, lines 5-16 * [A] 3-6 [Y] 15
ExaminationJPH05235292
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 US2004206120
by applicantUS5089084
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 US5922623
 US6240933
 US2001017143
 US2001027799
 US2001029965
 US2004018683
 US2004069320
 US6830628
 US6843857
 US2005142685
    - PROC. SPIE MICROMACHINING AND MICROFABRICATION PROCESS TECHNOLOGY VI, (200009), vol. 4174, pages 130 - 141
    - K.R. WILLIAMS; K. GUPTA; M. WASILIK, "Etch rates for micromachining processing - Part II", JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, (200312), vol. 12, no. 6, pages 761 - 778
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