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EP2410082 - APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2012/04]APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL
[2015/30]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.10.2016
Database last updated on 17.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
3-1 Kasumigaseki 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8921 / JP
For all designated states
Fujikura Ltd.
5-1, Kiba 1-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8512 / JP
[2015/49]
Former [2012/04]For all designated states
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
3-1 Kasumigaseki 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8921 / JP
For all designated states
Fujikura, Ltd.
5-1, Kiba 1-chome Kohtoh-ku
Tokyo 135-8512 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KATOU, Tomohisa
c/o NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Tsukuba Central 2
1-1, Umezono 1-chome
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8568 / JP
02 / NAGAI, Ichirou
c/o NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Tsukuba Central 2
1-1, Umezono 1-chome
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8568 / JP
03 / MIURA, Tomonori
c/o NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Tsukuba Central 2
1-1, Umezono 1-chome
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8568 / JP
04 / KAMATA, Hiroyuki
c/o Fujikura Ltd.
Sakura Works
1440 Mutsuzaki
Sakura-shi Chiba 285-8550 / JP
 [2012/04]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2015/51]Cabinet Plasseraud
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2012/04]Cabinet Plasseraud
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date10766862.622.04.2010
[2015/51]
WO2010JP02928
Priority number, dateJP2009010668924.04.2009         Original published format: JP 2009106689
[2012/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010122801
Date:28.10.2010
Language:JA
[2010/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2410082
Date:25.01.2012
Language:EN
[2012/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2410082
Date:16.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.10.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:C30B29/38, C30B23/02, C30B35/00, C30B23/00, C30B29/40
[2014/35]
CPC:
C30B29/403 (EP,US); C30B23/02 (EP,KR,US); C30B29/36 (KR);
H01L21/20 (KR); Y10T117/1024 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2012/04]C30B29/38, C30B23/02
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/04]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES ALUMINIUMNITRIDEINZELKRISTALLS, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES ALUMINIUMNITRIDEINZELKRISTALLS[2015/30]
English:APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL[2015/30]
French:APPAREIL CONCU POUR FABRIQUER UN MONOCRISTAL DE NITRURE D'ALUMINIUM, PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DU MONOCRISTAL DE NITRURE D'ALUMINIUM[2015/30]
Former [2012/04]VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES ALUMINIUMNITRIDEINZELKRISTALLS, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES ALUMINIUMNITRIDEINZELKRISTALLS UND ALUMINIUMNITRIDEINZELKRISTALL
Former [2012/04]APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL
Former [2012/04]APPAREIL CONCU POUR FABRIQUER UN MONOCRISTAL DE NITRURE D'ALUMINIUM, PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DU MONOCRISTAL DE NITRURE D'ALUMINIUM, ET MONOCRISTAL DE NITRURE D'ALUMINIUM
Entry into regional phase20.10.2011Translation filed 
20.10.2011National basic fee paid 
20.10.2011Search fee paid 
20.10.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
20.10.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.10.2011Examination requested  [2012/04]
04.02.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.07.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.10.2015Fee for grant paid
23.10.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.10.2015Receipt 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  09.07.2015
Opposition(s)19.09.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
19.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
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