EP2168166 - SOLAR CELL CONTACTS CONTAINING ALUMINUM AND AT LEAST ONE OF BORON, TITANIUM, NICKEL, TIN, SILVER, GALLIUM, ZINC, INDIUM AND COPPER [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 06.09.2019 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | |
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.12.2018 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 12.05.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.09.2019 | Application deemed to be withdrawn | published on 09.10.2019 [2019/41] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken LLC 24 Union Hill Road West Conshohocken, PA 19428 / US | For all designated states Kim, Steve S. 6292 Marlborough Drive Goleta, CA 93117 / US | For all designated states Salami, Jalal 816 Settlers Court San Marcos, CA 92069 / US | For all designated states Sridharan, Srinivasan 14073 Pine Lakes Drive Strongsville, OH 44136 / US | For all designated states Shaikh, Aziz S. 17790 Weaving Lane San Diego, CA 92127 / US | [2013/50] |
Former [2012/49] | For all designated states FERRO CORPORATION 6060 Parkland Blvd. Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 / US | ||
For all designated states Kim, Steve S. 6292 Marlborough Drive Goleta, CA 93117 / US | |||
For all designated states Salami, Jalal 816 Settlers Court San Marcos, CA 92069 / US | |||
For all designated states Sridharan, Srinivasan 14073 Pine Lakes Drive Strongsville, OH 44136 / US | |||
For all designated states Shaikh, Aziz S. 17790 Weaving Lane San Diego, CA 92127 / US | |||
Former [2010/13] | For all designated states FERRO CORPORATION 1000 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 / US | ||
For all designated states Kim, Steve S. 6292 Marlborough Drive Goleta, CA 93117 / US | |||
For all designated states Salami, Jalal 816 Settlers Court San Marcos, CA 92069 / US | |||
For all designated states Sridharan, Srinivasan 14073 Pine Lakes Drive Strongsville, OH 44136 / US | |||
For all designated states Shaikh, Aziz S. 17790 Weaving Lane San Diego, CA 92127 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
KIM, Steve, S. 6292 Marlborough Drive Goleta, CA 93117 / US | 02 /
SALAMI, Jalal 816 Settlers Court San Marcos, CA 92069 / US | 03 /
SRIDHARAN, Srinivasan 14073 Pine Lakes Drive Strongsville, OH 44136 / US | 04 /
SHAIKH, Aziz, S. 16421 Winecreek Road San Diego, CA 92127 / US | [2010/20] |
Former [2010/13] | 01 /
KIM, Steve, S. 6292 Marlborough Drive Goleta, CA 93117 / US | ||
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SALAMI, Jalal 816 Settlers Court San Marcos, CA 92069 / US | |||
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SRIDHARAN, Srinivasan 14073 Pine Lakes Drive Strongsville, OH 44136 / US | |||
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SHAIKH, Aziz, S. 17790 Weaving Lane San Diego, CA 92127 / US | Representative(s) | Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte Brucknerstraße 20 40593 Düsseldorf / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2010/13] | Gille Hrabal Struck Neidlein Prop Roos Patentanwälte Brucknerstrasse 20 40593 Düsseldorf / DE | Application number, filing date | 08772447.2 | 08.07.2008 | [2010/13] | WO2008US69380 | Priority number, date | US20070774632 | 09.07.2007 Original published format: US 774632 | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2009009512 | Date: | 15.01.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/03] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2168166 | Date: | 31.03.2010 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.01.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2010/13] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 15.01.2009 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 23.03.2016 | Classification | IPC: | H01L31/0224, H01L31/18, H01L27/142 | [2010/13] | CPC: |
H01L31/022425 (EP,US);
C03C3/062 (EP,US);
C03C3/064 (EP,US);
C03C8/02 (EP,US);
C03C8/18 (EP,US);
C22C21/00 (EP,US);
C22C32/001 (EP,US);
C22C32/0036 (EP,US);
H01B1/16 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2010/13] | Title | German: | SOLARZELLENKONTAKTE MIT ALUMINIUM UND MINDESTENS EINEM WEITEREN METALL AUS DER GRUPPE BOR, TITAN, NICKEL, ZINN, SILBER, GALLIUM, ZINK, INDIUM UND KUPFER | [2018/51] | English: | SOLAR CELL CONTACTS CONTAINING ALUMINUM AND AT LEAST ONE OF BORON, TITANIUM, NICKEL, TIN, SILVER, GALLIUM, ZINC, INDIUM AND COPPER | [2010/13] | French: | CONTACTS DE PILES SOLAIRES CONTENANT DE L'ALUMINIUM ET AU MOINS UN ÉLÉMENT PARMI LE BORE, LE TITANE, LE NICKEL, L'ÉTAIN, L'ARGENT, LE GALLIUM, LE ZINC, L'INDIUM ET LE CUIVRE | [2010/13] |
Former [2010/13] | SOLARZELLENKONTAKTE MIT ALUMINIUM UND MINDESTENS EINEM WEITEREN METALL AUS DER GRUPPE BOR, TITAN; NICKEL, ZINN, SILBER, GALLIUM, ZINK, INDIUM UND KUPFER | Entry into regional phase | 23.12.2009 | National basic fee paid | 23.12.2009 | Search fee paid | 23.12.2009 | Designation fee(s) paid | 21.01.2010 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 21.01.2010 | Examination requested [2010/13] | 06.10.2016 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 16.05.2017 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 22.09.2017 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.08.2018 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 30.10.2018 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 06.12.2018 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 17.04.2019 | Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2019/41] | 23.05.2019 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2019/41] | 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 16.05.2017 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 21.07.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 19.07.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 24.07.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 22.07.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 23.07.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 23.07.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 22.07.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 24.07.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 27.07.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.07.2019 | 12   M06   Not yet paid |
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