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EP2206137 - PLASMA ELECTRON FLOOD FOR ION BEAM IMPLANTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.04.2013
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 22.05.2013  [2013/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
108 Cherry Hill Drive
Beverly, MA 01915 / US
[2010/28]
Inventor(s)01 / VANDERBERG, Bo
36 Woodbury Street
Gloucester, MA 01930 / US
02 / DIVERGILIO, William
10 Rogers Street, 701
Cambridge, MA 02142 / US
 [2010/48]
Former [2010/28]01 / VANDERBERG, Bo
36 Woodbury Street
Gloucester, MA 01930 / US
02 / DIVERGILIO, William
1284 Beacon Street
Brookline, MA 02446 / US
Representative(s)Treeby, Philip David William, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/28]Treeby, Philip David William, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date08847752.606.11.2008
[2010/28]
WO2008US12599
Priority number, dateUS2007093573806.11.2007         Original published format: US 935738
[2010/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009061485
Date:14.05.2009
Language:EN
[2009/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2206137
Date:14.07.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.05.2009
ClassificationIPC:H01J37/077, H01J3/00, H01J37/02, H01J37/317
[2010/28]
CPC:
H01J37/026 (EP,US); H01J37/3171 (EP,US); H01J2237/0041 (EP,US);
H01J2237/06366 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2010/28]
TitleGerman:PLASMAELEKTRONENFLUSS FÜR EINEN IONENIMPLANTER[2010/28]
English:PLASMA ELECTRON FLOOD FOR ION BEAM IMPLANTER[2010/28]
French:ARROSAGE D'ÉLECTRONS PAR PLASMA POUR IMPLANTEUR À FAISCEAU IONIQUE[2010/28]
Entry into regional phase16.04.2010National basic fee paid 
16.04.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
16.04.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.04.2010Examination requested  [2010/28]
26.07.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.02.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/21]
11.10.2012Date of oral proceedings
04.01.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
09.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/21]
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  14.10.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.201104   M06   Fee paid on   24.02.2012
30.11.201205   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[XA]EP0291279  (APPLIED MATERIALS INC [US]) [X] 1,3-5 * abstract * * column 6, line 49 - column 8, line 38 * * column 10, line 14 - line 55 *[A] 13,6,7,12,24;
 [XA]US6271529  (FARLEY MARVIN [US], et al) [X] 1,8,14,15,19,20,23 * abstract * * column 7, line 11 - column 8, line 41 * * column 9, line 29 - line 67 * * column 11, line 17 - line 30 * * column 12, line 6 - line 13 * [A] 7,13,6,12,24;
 [XA]US2003183780  (SANO MAKOTO [JP], et al) [X] 1,8,14,19,20,23 * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0058]; figures 2a-c,3-5 * * paragraph [0068] * [A] 6,7,12,13,24
by applicantEP0291279
 US6271529
 US2003183780
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