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EP3486947 - SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.03.2022
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/21]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIKIDO Kenju
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
4000-1 Oazaharamizu
Kikuyo-machi
Kikuchi-gun Kumamoto 869-1102 / JP
02 / SHINOHARA Takekazu
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
4000-1 Oazaharamizu
Kikuyo-machi
Kikuchi-gun Kumamoto 869-1102 / JP
03 / NOUDO Shinichiro
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
4000-1 Oazaharamizu
Kikuyo-machi
Kikuchi-gun Kumamoto 869-1102 / JP
04 / KONDO Misato
c/o SONY SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
4000-1 Oazaharamizu
Kikuyo-machi
Kikuchi-gun Kumamoto 869-1102 / JP
 [2019/21]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2019/21]
Application number, filing date17827444.530.06.2017
[2019/21]
WO2017JP24102
Priority number, dateJP2016014038015.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016140380
[2019/21]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018012314
Date:18.01.2018
Language:JA
[2018/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3486947
Date:22.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP18.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/146, G02B3/00, H04N5/369, G02B5/02
[2019/26]
CPC:
G02B3/0056 (EP); H01L27/14625 (US); G02B3/0012 (EP);
G02B5/0215 (EP); G02B5/0231 (EP); G02B5/0268 (EP);
H01L27/146 (EP); H01L27/14603 (US); H01L27/14636 (US);
H01L27/14685 (US); H04N25/70 (EP); H01L2224/04042 (US);
H01L27/14643 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/21]H01L27/146, G02B3/00, H04N5/369
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 [2019/21]
TitleGerman:FESTKÖRPERBILDGEBUNGSELEMENT UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN UND ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2019/21]
English:SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE[2019/21]
French:ÉLÉMENT D'IMAGERIE À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION AINSI QUE DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE[2019/21]
Entry into regional phase14.01.2019Translation filed 
08.02.2019National basic fee paid 
08.02.2019Search fee paid 
08.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/21]
25.11.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
23.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
21.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
19.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI]JP2014099563  (CANON KK) [X] 1,2,4-7 * abstract * * figures 1-28 * [I] 3,8;
 [A]US2016033688  (WU HAN-LIN [TW], et al) [A] 1-8 * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0034] ** figures 1,2b-2e *
International search[A]JP2005129952  (MANGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LTD) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0005] to [0038]; fig. 1 to 4 & US 2005/0090035 A1 paragraphs [0005] to [0045]; fig. 1 to 4 & KR 10-2005-0039157 A *;
 [A]JP2009290229  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-8* , paragraphs [0013] to [0016]; fig. 1 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2010109137  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0013] to [0025]; fig. 1 & US 2010/0109006 A1 paragraphs [0034] to [0046]; fig. 1 & KR 10-2010-0048890 A & CN 101728408 A & TW 201027731 A *;
 [A]US2012001286  (YOON JUNHO [KR]) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0061] to [0089]; fig. 8 & KR 10-2012-0001895 A paragraphs [0052] to [0081]; fig. 8 *;
 [A]JP2012084693  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0028] to [0044], [0089] to [0093]; fig. 1 to 2, 16 & US 2012/0086094 A1 paragraphs [0054] to [0076], [0132] to [0139]; fig. 1 to 2, 16 & CN 102446933 A & KR 10-2012-0037876 A & TW 201218366 A *;
 [A]JP2014044989  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0039] to [0045]; fig. 1 to 3 & US 2014/0054739 A1 paragraphs [0052] to [0058]; fig. 1 to 3 & CN 103633105 A *;
 [A]JP2015029011  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-8 * , paragraphs [0038] to [0065]; fig. 3 to 6 & US 2015/0035104 A1 paragraphs [0056] to [0083]; fig. 3 to 6 & CN 104347657 A *
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