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EP About this file: EP2444373

EP2444373 - Method for producing polycrystalline silicon rods [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2013
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Wacker Chemie AG
Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
81737 München / DE
[2012/17]
Inventor(s)01 / Fabry, Dr. Laszlo
Stadtplatz 95
84489 Burghausen / DE
02 / Altmann, Thomas
Sallerweg 5
84533 Haiming / DE
03 / Kraus, Heinz
Weinbergstr. 15a
84367 Zeilarn / DE
 [2012/17]
Representative(s)Killinger, Andreas, et al
Wacker Chemie AG Intellectual Property Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
81737 München / DE
[2012/17]
Application number, filing date11184964.213.10.2011
[2012/17]
Priority number, dateDE2010104286925.10.2010         Original published format: DE102010042869
[2012/17]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2444373
Date:25.04.2012
Language:DE
[2012/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2444373
Date:12.12.2012
Language:DE
[2012/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.12.2011
ClassificationIPC:C01B33/035
[2012/17]
CPC:
C01B33/035 (EP,KR,US); C30B28/14 (KR); C30B29/06 (KR);
H01L21/02 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/17]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von polykristallinen Siliciumstäben[2012/17]
English:Method for producing polycrystalline silicon rods[2012/17]
French:Procédé de fabrication de tiges de silicium polycristallin[2012/17]
Examination procedure13.10.2011Examination requested  [2012/17]
26.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.10.2012Fee for grant paid
24.10.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  26.07.2012
Opposition(s)13.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/47]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.10.2011
AL12.12.2012
CY12.12.2012
CZ12.12.2012
DK12.12.2012
EE12.12.2012
FI12.12.2012
HR12.12.2012
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Documents cited:Search[AD]DE1202771  (SIEMENS AG) [AD] 1-6 * column 3, line 11 - column 6, line 14 *;
 [AD]US6503563  (YATSURUGI YOSHIFUMI [JP], et al) [AD] 1-6 * example 1 *;
 [AD]US6107197  (SUZUKI TATSUYA [JP]) [AD] 1-6 * line 9 - column 5, line 35 *;
 [A]US3438810  (BENEDICT THEODORE S, et al) [A] 1-6 * column 1, lines 49-63 * * column 3, lines 30-59 *;
 [A]US5174881  (IWASAKI MASANOBU [JP], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 3, line 59 - column 7, line 40 * * column 8, line 57 - column 9, line 12 * * column 13, line 14 - column 14, line 29 * * figures 13A, 13B *;
 [A]US5326406  (KANEKO YOSHIO [JP], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 1, line 65 - column 2, line 36 * * column 7, line 32 - column 10, line 19 *;
 [A]US5749975  (LI LI [US], et al) [A] 1-6 * column 2, line 24 - column 3, line 67 *;
 [A]DE102007039638  (WACKER CHEMIE AG [DE]) [A] 1-6 * paragraphs [0001] , [0014] *
by applicantDE1105396
 DE1177119
 EP0548504
 DE19529518
 US6503563
 DE2725574
 DE1202771
 US6107197
 DE102006037020
 DE1209113
 DE19608885
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