blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2922988

EP2922988 - POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON THICK FILMS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES OR THE LIKE, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.07.2018
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip20.07.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 22.08.2018  [2018/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Guardian Glass, LLC
2300 Harmon Road
Auburn Hills MI 48326 / US
[2018/02]
Former [2015/40]For all designated states
Guardian Industries Corp.
2300 Harmon Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1714 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VEERASAMY, Vijayen, S.
756 Eagle Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103 / US
02 / BRACAMONTE, Martin, D.
14511 Romine Road
Carleton, MI 48117 / US
 [2015/40]
Representative(s)Hess, Peter K. G.
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[2015/40]
Application number, filing date13799715.114.11.2013
[2015/40]
WO2013US69980
Priority number, dateUS20121368278621.11.2012         Original published format: US201213682786
[2015/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014081604
Date:30.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2922988
Date:30.09.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.05.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.05.2014
ClassificationIPC:C30B25/18, C23C16/02, C30B29/06, H01L21/02
[2015/40]
CPC:
H01L21/02595 (EP,US); C23C16/0281 (EP,US); C23C16/24 (EP,US);
C23C16/44 (EP,US); C30B25/18 (EP,US); C30B29/06 (EP,US);
H01L21/02422 (EP,US); H01L21/02532 (EP,US); H01L21/02601 (EP,US);
H01L21/02672 (EP,US); H01L29/04 (US); H01L31/03682 (EP,US);
H01L31/182 (EP,US); Y02E10/546 (EP,US); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2015/40]
TitleGerman:POLYKRISTALLINE SILICIUMDICKSCHICHTEN FÜR PHOTOVOLTAIKVORRICHTUNGEN ODER DERGLEICHEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2015/40]
English:POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON THICK FILMS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES OR THE LIKE, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME[2015/40]
French:FILMS ÉPAIS EN SILICIUM POLYCRISTALLIN POUR DISPOSITIFS PHOTOVOLTAÏQUES OU SIMILAIRES, ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION[2015/40]
Entry into regional phase17.06.2015National basic fee paid 
17.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
17.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/40]
11.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.03.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/34]
17.04.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2018/34]
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  06.09.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
10.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.11.201705   M06   Not yet paid
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Cited inInternational search[Y]US3651385  (KOBAYASHI ISAMU) [Y] 4,17 * column 2, line 27 - line 36 *;
 [A]US6241817  (JANG JIN [KR], et al) [A] 1 * claims 1-17 *;
 [Y]EP1119053  (SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB [JP]) [Y] 1-21 * example 10 *;
 [Y]US6777714  (MURAMATSU SHINICHI [JP], et al) [Y] 1,3,6,21 * column 6, line 61 - column 8, line 9 *;
 [A]US2005012099  (COUILLARD JAMES G [US], et al) [A] 1-21 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0032] *;
 [Y]WO2012095311  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [Y] 1-21 * page 5, line 28 - line 31 *;
 [A]  - KIRIMURA HIROYA ET AL, "Study of low-temperature crystallization of amorphous Si films obtained using ferritin with Ni nanoparticles", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, US, (20050623), vol. 86, no. 26, doi:10.1063/1.1954872, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 262106 - 262106, XP012066013 [A] 1,6,21 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1954872
ExaminationUS2011284861
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.