EP2399285 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SHAPE OR THICKNESS INFORMATION OF A SUBSTRATE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.09.2019 Database last updated on 24.07.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 28.09.2018 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.07.2018 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 26.05.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 01.07.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 03.08.2022 [2022/31] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states KLA-Tencor Corporation Legal Department One Technology Drive Milpitas, California 95035 / US | [2018/44] |
Former [2011/52] | For all designated states KLA-Tencor Corporation Legal Department One Technology Drive Milpitas, California 95035 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
TANG, Shouhong 4026 E Kilmer St. Tucson, Arizona 85711 / US | 02 /
KREN, George 26685 St. Francis Rd. Los Altos Hills, California 94022 / US | 03 /
MUELLER, Dieter 10823 Wilkinson Ave. Cupertino, California 95014 / US | 04 /
HAAS, Brian 5995 Tuliptree Dr. San Jose, California 95123 / US | 05 /
KAVALDJIEV, Daniel 5645 Begonia Dr. San Jose, California 95124 / US | [2015/46] |
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TANG, Shouhong 4026 E Kilmer St. Tucson Arizona 85711 / US | ||
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KREN, George 26685 St. Francis Rd. Los Altos Hills California 94022 / US | |||
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MUELLER, Dieter 10823 Wilkinson Ave. Cupertino California 95014 / US | |||
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HAAS, Brian 5995 Tuliptree Dr. San Jose California 95123 / US | |||
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KAVALDJIEV, Daniel 5645 Begonia Dr. San Jose California 95124 / US | Representative(s) | FRKelly Waterways House Grand Canal Quay Dublin D02 PD39 / IE | [N/P] |
Former [2018/44] | FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 / IE | ||
Former [2011/52] | Lukaszyk, Szymon Kancelaria Patentowa Lukaszyk ul. Glowackiego 8/6 40-062 Katowice / PL | Application number, filing date | 10744192.5 | 16.02.2010 | [2018/44] | WO2010US24305 | Priority number, date | US20090388487 | 18.02.2009 Original published format: US 388487 | [2011/52] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO2010096387 | Date: | 26.08.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/34] | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP2399285 | Date: | 28.12.2011 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2011/52] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2399285 | Date: | 31.10.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/44] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | KR | 18.11.2010 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 17.06.2016 | Classification | IPC: | H01L21/66, G01B11/06, G01B11/30, G01B9/02 | [2016/29] | CPC: |
G01B9/02021 (EP,US);
G01B11/306 (EP,US);
G01B9/02027 (EP,US);
G01B9/02057 (EP,US);
G01B9/02072 (EP,US);
G01B9/0209 (EP,US)
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Former IPC [2011/52] | H01L21/66, G01B11/06 | 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, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2011/52] | Extension states | AL | Not yet paid | BA | Not yet paid | RS | Not yet paid | Title | German: | VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MESSUNG VON FORM- ODER DICKEDATEN EINES SUBSTRATS | [2011/52] | English: | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SHAPE OR THICKNESS INFORMATION OF A SUBSTRATE | [2011/52] | French: | PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE MESURE D'INFORMATIONS DE FORME OU D'ÉPAISSEUR D'UN SUBSTRAT | [2011/52] | Entry into regional phase | 19.09.2011 | National basic fee paid | 19.09.2011 | Search fee paid | 19.09.2011 | Designation fee(s) paid | 19.09.2011 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 19.09.2011 | Examination requested [2011/52] | 06.01.2017 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 24.05.2017 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 02.10.2017 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.01.2018 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 29.05.2018 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 10.07.2018 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 20.09.2018 | Fee for grant paid | 20.09.2018 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 20.09.2018 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 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 24.05.2017 | Opposition(s) | 01.08.2019 | No opposition filed within time limit [2019/41] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 24.02.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 27.02.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 27.02.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 26.02.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 26.02.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 27.02.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 27.02.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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