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EP3387162 - SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR SPUTTER DEPOSITION ON A SUBSTRATE, SHIELDING DEVICE FOR A SPUTTER DEPOSITION CHAMBER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRICAL SHIELDING IN A SPUTTER DEPOSITION CHAMBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Applied Materials, Inc.
3050 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2018/42]
Inventor(s)01 / ZILBAUER, Thomas Werner
Rosenstrasse 13
82131 Gauting / DE
02 / HENKEL, Uwe
Barbarossastrasse 2
63128 Dietzenbach/Steinberg / DE
03 / THIEL, Johannes
Steinweg 19D
63533 Mainhausen / DE
04 / EL ZAAR, Kamal
Wachenbuchenerstrasse 53
63454 Mittelbuchen/Hanau / DE
05 / KELLER, Stefan
Gabelsbergerstrasse 26
63814 Mainaschaff / DE
 [2018/42]
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2018/42]
Application number, filing date15910151.809.12.2015
[2018/42]
WO2015IB02317
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017098292
Date:15.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3387162
Date:17.10.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR15.06.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:C23C14/34, C23C14/54, H01J37/34, H01J37/32
[2019/30]
CPC:
C23C14/3471 (EP,KR,US); H01J37/3441 (US); C23C14/564 (KR);
H01J37/32477 (EP,KR,US); H01J37/32605 (EP,KR,US); H01J37/32651 (EP,KR,US);
H01J37/3288 (EP,US); H01J37/3438 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/42]C23C14/34, C23C14/54
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 [2018/42]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM MIT KONFIGURATION ZUR SPUTTERABSCHEIDUNG AUF EINEM SUBSTRAT, ABSCHIRMVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE SPUTTERABSCHEIDUNGSKAMMER UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER ELEKTRISCHEN ABSCHIRMUNG IN EINER SPUTTERABSCHEIDUNGSKAMMER[2018/42]
English:SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR SPUTTER DEPOSITION ON A SUBSTRATE, SHIELDING DEVICE FOR A SPUTTER DEPOSITION CHAMBER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRICAL SHIELDING IN A SPUTTER DEPOSITION CHAMBER[2018/42]
French:SYSTÈME CONFIGURÉ POUR LE DÉPÔT PAR PULVÉRISATION SUR UN SUBSTRAT, DISPOSITIF DE BLINDAGE POUR UNE CHAMBRE DE DÉPÔT PAR PULVÉRISATION ET PROCÉDÉ POUR RÉALISER UN BLINDAGE ÉLECTRIQUE DANS UNE CHAMBRE DE DÉPÔT PAR PULVÉRISATION[2018/42]
Entry into regional phase18.04.2018National basic fee paid 
18.04.2018Search fee paid 
18.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
18.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/42]
18.04.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.01.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/32]
03.03.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2020/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
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31.12.201905   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0320016  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1,8 * abstract * * column 1, lines 2-6 ** column 3, line 49 - column 5, line 37 *;
 [XAI]US2005039679  (KLESHOCK MARK [US], et al) [X] 1-4,7,8,10,13-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0002] , [0029] - [0038] - [0070] , [0071] * [A] 9,11,12 [I] 5,6;
 [A]US2012024449  (RICCI ANTHONY [US], et al) [A] 1,8,14,15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0002] , [0011] - [0026] *;
 [XA]US2013319855  (LI JINLEI [CN]) [X] 8-11,13,14 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0047] - [0051] - [0054] - [0060] - [0069] * [A] 1-7
International search[A]US2011126763  (PEI SHAO-KAI [TW]) [A] 1-4, 8-10, 15 * See abstract, paragraphs [0010]-[0021], and figures 1-3. *;
 [A]US2011139246  (DRAYTON JENNIFER A [US]) [A] 1-4, 8-10, 15 * See abstract, paragraphs [0030]-[0043], and figures 1-4. *;
 [A]US2013186338  (TSAI MING-CHIN [TW], et al) [A] 1-4, 8-10, 15 * See abstract, paragraphs [0014]-[0016], and figures 1A-1C. *;
 [A]US2013316079  (ELLRICH JENS [DE], et al) [A] 1-4, 8-10, 15* See abstract, paragraphs [0022]-[0025], and figures la, 1b. *;
 [X]US2013319855  (LI JINLEI [CN]) [X] 1-4, 8-10, 15 * See abstract, paragraphs [0047]-[0050], [0054]-[0059], and figures 2, 5. *
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