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EP3343639 - SOLAR CELL WITH HIGH PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL WITH HIGH PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.09.2020
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.08.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.05.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  01.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.10.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
4-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
[2022/07]
Former [2018/27]For all designated states
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD
6-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / HASHIGAMI, Hiroshi
c/o Advanced Functional Materials Research Center
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. Ltd.
13-1 Isobe 2-chome
Annaka-shi Gunma 379-0195 / JP
02 / WATABE, Takenori
c/o Advanced Functional Materials Research Center
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. Ltd.
13-1 Isobe 2-chome
Annaka-shi Gunma 379-0195 / JP
03 / OHTSUKA, Hiroyuki
c/o Advanced Functional Materials Research Center
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. Ltd.
13-1 Isobe 2-chome
Annaka-shi Gunma 379-0195 / JP
04 / MITTA, Ryo
c/o Kashima Branch
Advanced Functional Materials Research Center
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. Ltd.
1 Towada
Kamisu-shi Ibaraki 314-0102 / JP
 [2018/27]
Representative(s)Wibbelmann, Jobst
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/27]Wibbelmann, Jobst
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date16886817.207.11.2016
[2018/27]
WO2016JP04824
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018083722
Date:11.05.2018
Language:JA
[2018/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3343639
Date:04.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/068, H01L31/18, H01L31/0216, H01L31/0224
[2018/39]
CPC:
H01L31/0682 (EP,KR,US); H01L31/02167 (EP,US); H01L31/02168 (KR,US);
H01L31/022441 (EP,KR,US); H01L31/036 (KR); H01L31/1804 (EP,KR,US);
H01L31/182 (US); H01L31/1868 (KR); Y02E10/52 (EP,US);
Y02E10/546 (EP); Y02E10/547 (EP,KR,US); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/27]H01L31/0216, H01L31/068
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 [2018/27]
TitleGerman:SOLARZELLE MIT HOHER PHOTOELEKTRISCHER UMWANDLUNGSEFFIZIENZ UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER SOLARZELLE MIT HOHER PHOTOELEKTRISCHER UMWANDLUNGSEFFIZIENZ[2018/27]
English:SOLAR CELL WITH HIGH PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL WITH HIGH PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY[2018/27]
French:CELLULE SOLAIRE À EFFICACITÉ DE CONVERSION PHOTOÉLECTRIQUE ÉLEVÉE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELLE-CI[2018/27]
Entry into regional phase01.08.2017Translation filed 
01.08.2017National basic fee paid 
01.08.2017Search fee paid 
01.08.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
Examination procedure01.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.08.2018Examination requested  [2018/39]
22.02.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
19.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
13.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
29.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2016119346  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
International search[X]JP2014072450  (HITACHI CHEMICAL CO LTD);
 [X]JP2015507315  ;
 [X]US2015068591  (CHAN KEVIN K [US], et al);
 [X]WO2016051628  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO [JP])
by applicantJP2008010746
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