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EP About this file: EP2763182

EP2763182 - Multijunction solar cell with bonded transparent conductive interlayer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.09.2024
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
929 Long Bridge Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 / US
[2023/12]
Former [2014/32]For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Kinsey, Geoffrey S.
164 N Oak Knoll Ave.
Apt. 5
Pasadena, CA 91101 / US
02 / King, Richard R.
769 Lynnmere Dr.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 / US
03 / Yoon, Hojun
17413 Blue Aspen Ln.
Fair Oaks Ranch, CA 91387 / US
04 / McAlister, Denton
1935 Apex Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90039 / US
 [2014/32]
Representative(s)Duxbury, Stephen
Arnold & Siedsma
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC The Hague / NL
[N/P]
Former [2014/32]Land, Addick Adrianus Gosling, et al
Arnold & Siedsma
Sweelinckplein 1
2517 GK Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date14166914.305.12.2006
[2014/32]
Priority number, dateUS2005030152913.12.2005         Original published format: US 301529
[2014/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2763182
Date:06.08.2014
Language:EN
[2014/32]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2763182
Date:31.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/0224, H01L31/068, H01L31/072, H01L31/18, H01L31/075, H01L31/0687, H01L31/076, H01L31/0725
[2014/32]
CPC:
H10F10/161 (EP,US); H10F10/142 (EP,US); H10F10/172 (EP,US);
H10F71/138 (EP,US); H10F77/244 (EP,US); Y02E10/544 (EP,US);
Y02E10/547 (EP,US); Y02E10/548 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2014/32]
TitleGerman:Solarzelle mit mehreren PN-Übergängen und transparenter leitender Zwischenschicht[2014/32]
English:Multijunction solar cell with bonded transparent conductive interlayer[2014/32]
French:Cellule solaire multijonction avec couche transparente et conductrice intermédiaire[2014/32]
Examination procedure09.05.2014Examination requested  [2014/32]
27.02.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.11.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2020Date of oral proceedings
26.10.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
30.10.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/42]
18.07.2024Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/42]
Appeal following examination08.12.2020Appeal received No.  T0333/21
08.12.2020Payment of appeal fee
01.03.2021Statement of grounds filed
18.07.2024Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
04.09.2024Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
18.07.2024Date of oral proceedings
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06077168.0  / EP1798774
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
22.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 15
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 16
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 17
27.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 18
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4643817  (APPLEBY A JOHN [US]);
 [X]JP2004319934  (SHARP KK);
 [X]WO2005081324  (SHARP KK [JP], et al);
 [XP]EP1724840  (SHARP KK [JP]);
ExaminationFR2777116
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