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EP About this file: EP2447978

EP2447978 - Arc source [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.02.2015
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.02.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.03.2015  [2015/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oerlikon Trading AG, Trübbach
Hauptstrasse 1A
9477 Trübbach / CH
[2012/18]
Inventor(s)01 / Ramm, Dr. Jürgen
Mühlebündtestraße 12
7304 Maienfeld / CH
02 / Gstoehl, Oliver
Prafatell 40
LI-9496 Balzers / LI
03 / Widrig, Benno
Rheinstraße 13
7310 Bad Ragaz / CH
04 / Lendi, Daniel
Staatsstraße 60
9472 Grabs / CH
 [2012/18]
Representative(s)Rüfenacht, Philipp Michael, et al
Keller & Partner Patentanwälte AG
Eigerstrasse 2
Postfach
3000 Bern 14 / CH
[N/P]
Former [2012/18]Rüfenacht, Philipp Michael, et al
Keller & Partner Patentanwälte AG Schmiedenplatz 5 Postfach
3000 Bern 7 / CH
Application number, filing date11009905.801.03.2006
[2012/18]
Priority number, dateCH2005005180524.03.2005         Original published format: CH 518052005
[2012/18]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2447978
Date:02.05.2012
Language:DE
[2012/18]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2447978
Date:05.12.2012
Language:DE
[2012/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2012
ClassificationIPC:H01J37/34, H01J37/32, C23C14/32, C23C14/02, C23C14/06, C23C14/08, F01D5/28, C23C28/04
[2012/38]
CPC:
C23C14/00 (KR); C23C14/024 (EP,US); C23C14/0641 (EP,US);
C23C14/08 (EP,US); C23C14/081 (EP,US); C23C14/083 (EP,US);
C23C14/28 (KR); C23C14/32 (KR); C23C14/325 (EP,US);
F01D5/288 (EP,US); H01J37/32 (KR); H01J37/32055 (EP,US);
H01J37/34 (EP,US); H01J37/3444 (EP,US); F05D2230/313 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/18]H01J37/34, C23C14/32
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2012/18]
TitleGerman:Arcquelle[2012/18]
English:Arc source[2012/18]
French:Source d'arc[2012/18]
Examination procedure04.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.03.2013Examination requested  [2013/16]
27.05.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.10.2014Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/11]
04.11.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2015/11]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06705363.7  / EP1869690
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 (EP20060705363) is  21.12.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
16.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
16.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
16.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
17.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
14.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
21.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[IDY]DE4401986  (DRESDEN VAKUUMTECH GMBH [DE]) [ID] 1,2,6 * column 5, lines 16-60; figures 1, 2 * [Y] 3-5,7;
 [A]DE3731127  (VAC TEC SYST [US]) [A] 1 * page 6, lines 30-56; figures 1, 2 *;
 [A]US3836451  (SNAPER A) [A] 1,7 * column 3, line 75 - column 4, line 58; figure 2 *;
 [Y]WO2005005684  (CHEMFILT R & D AB [SE], et al) [Y] 7 * page 23, lines 2-19; figure 3 *;
 [Y]JP2004076069  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD, et al) [Y] 3-5 * abstract * * paragraphs [0022] , [0040] - [0042] - [0051] *;
 [X]US5645698  (OKANO MANABU [JP]) [X] 8,9 * abstract * * column 4, line 1 - column 8, line 22; figures 1, 4, 5 *;
 [X]US6007879  (SCHOLL RICHARD A [US]) [X] 10 * abstract * * column 3, line 32 - column 4, line 65; figure 1 *;
 [A]  - HORWITZ C M ET AL, "A switching power supply for DC sputtering", JOURNAL OF PHYSICS E. SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, IOP PUBLISHING, BRISTOL, GB, (19800901), vol. 13, no. 9, doi:10.1088/0022-3735/13/9/030, ISSN 0022-3735, pages 1021 - 1023, XP020016287 [A] 8-10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/13/9/030
by applicantWO02070776
 WO03057939
 US6361663
 US5518597
 DE4401986
 US6602390
 EP1186681
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