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EP About this file: EP2946400

EP2946400 - SURFACE PRETREATMENT AND DROP SPREADING CONTROL ON MULTI COMPONENT SURFACES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  25.11.2022
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip25.11.2022Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 28.12.2022  [2022/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Camtek Ltd
Ramat Gabriel Industrial Park P.O.B 544
23150 Migdal-Haemek / IL
[2015/48]
Inventor(s)01 / NITZAN, Boaz
21 HaBrosh Street
4493500 Sde Warburg / IL
 [2015/48]
Representative(s)Modiano, Micaela Nadia, et al
Modiano & Partners
Thierschstrasse 11
80538 München / DE
[2015/48]
Application number, filing date14740366.121.01.2014
[2015/48]
WO2014IL50066
Priority number, dateUS201361754718P21.01.2013         Original published format: US 201361754718 P
[2015/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014111942
Date:24.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2946400
Date:25.11.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.07.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:IL24.07.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/02, H01L21/308, H05K3/00, B41J11/62, B41M5/00, B41J11/00, H01L21/306, H05K3/34, // H05K3/38
[2016/36]
CPC:
B41M5/0011 (EP,CN,US); H05K1/056 (US); B41J11/0015 (EP,CN,US);
H01L21/306 (EP,CN,US); H05K3/3452 (EP,CN,US); H05K2203/013 (EP,CN,US);
H05K2203/122 (EP,CN,US); H05K3/38 (EP,CN,US); Y10T428/24802 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/48]H01L21/02, H01L21/308, H05K3/00, B41J11/62
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 [2015/48]
TitleGerman:OBERFLÄCHENVORBEHANDLUNG UND TROPFENVERTEILUNGSSTEUERUNG AUF OBERFLÄCHEN MIT MEHREREN KOMPONENTEN[2015/48]
English:SURFACE PRETREATMENT AND DROP SPREADING CONTROL ON MULTI COMPONENT SURFACES[2015/48]
French:PRÉTRAITEMENT DE SURFACE ET COMMANDE DE DIFFUSION DE GOUTTES SUR DES SURFACES À COMPOSANTS MULTIPLES[2015/48]
Entry into regional phase13.07.2015National basic fee paid 
13.07.2015Search fee paid 
13.07.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
13.07.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.07.2015Examination requested  [2015/48]
06.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.08.2022Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2022/52]
24.08.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2022/52]
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  23.03.2020
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
20.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
30.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
30.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
25.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
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31.01.202209   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2003003231  (KIGUCHI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,4,13,14 * claims 1,20 * * paragraphs [0076] , [0098] , [0099] , [0100] *;
 [A]US2003113229  (BRIONES NATALIA [US], et al) [A] 10-12 * claims 1,4,6,7 ** paragraph [0034] *;
 [Y]US2006046069  (JUNG GUN Y [US], et al) [Y] 10-12 * claims 1,8,11 * * paragraphs [0022] , [0031] , [0032] , [0041] , [0042] , [0044] , [0046] * * figure 3 *;
 [XYI]US2010230696  (FUKUNAGA TAKAHIRO [JP]) [X] 1-6,9,13,14 * claims 1,2,4,6 * * paragraphs [0136] , [0144] , [0181] , [0198] , [0254] , [0256] , [0260] , [0261] , [0272] * * figures 15A-16B * [Y] 10-12 [I] 7,8
International search[A]US2003232128  (FURUSAWA MASAHIRO [JP], et al);
 [X]US2006159838  (KOWALSKI MARK H [US], et al);
 [A]US2012217165  (FENG HSIEN-PING [US], et al);
 [X]US2012314007  (SHIMOFUKU AKIRA [JP], et al)
by applicantUS2003003231
 US2010230696
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