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EP3857591 - PRECLEAN AND DIELECTRIC DEPOSITION METHODOLOGY FOR SUPERCONDUCTOR INTERCONNECT FABRICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.09.2024
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.07.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.05.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip20.09.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042-4511 / US
[2021/31]
Inventor(s)01 / WAGNER, Brian, Paul
24 N. Kenwood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224 / US
02 / KIRBY, Christopher, F.
204 Mustang Ct.
Gambrills, MD 21054 / US
03 / RENNIE, Michael
9364 Wild Honeysuckle
Lane Ashland, VA 23005 / US
04 / KELLIHER, James, T.
6030 Marshalee Drive PMB609
Elkridge, MD 21075-5987 / US
05 / LIM, Khyhouth
218 N Charles Street Apt. 1510
Baltimore, MD 21201 / US
 [2021/31]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/31]Iqbal, Md Mash-Hud
Marks & Clerk LLP
62-68 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1LA / GB
Application number, filing date19794298.003.10.2019
[2021/31]
WO2019US54551
Priority number, dateUS20181617830601.11.2018         Original published format: US201816178306
[2021/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020091943
Date:07.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3857591
Date:04.08.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.05.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/02, H01L21/768, H01L39/24
[2021/31]
CPC:
H01L21/02074 (EP,KR); H01L21/76891 (EP,KR,US); H01L21/02063 (US);
H01L21/02068 (US); H01L21/76826 (US); H01L21/76883 (EP,KR);
H01L23/53285 (US); H01L23/53295 (US); H10N60/0156 (EP,KR,US);
H01L21/02697 (US) (-)
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 [2021/31]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR VORREINIGUNG UND DIELEKTRISCHEN ABSCHEIDUNG FÜR DIE HERSTELLUNG EINER SUPRALEITERVERBINDUNG[2021/31]
English:PRECLEAN AND DIELECTRIC DEPOSITION METHODOLOGY FOR SUPERCONDUCTOR INTERCONNECT FABRICATION[2021/31]
French:MÉTHODOLOGIE DE PRÉ-NETTOYAGE ET DE DÉPÔT DIÉLECTRIQUE POUR LA FABRICATION D'INTERCONNEXION DE SUPRACONDUCTEUR[2021/31]
Entry into regional phase27.04.2021National basic fee paid 
27.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
27.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/31]
27.04.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.09.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.202103   M06   Fee paid on   24.11.2021
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Cited inInternational search[A]US6365518  (LEE ALBERT [US], et al);
 [Y]US2003203614  (RAJAGOPALAN NAGARAJAN [US], et al);
 [Y]US2004005775  (CHOU SHIH-WEI [TW], et al);
 [Y]US2015179913  (PRAMANIK DIPANKAR [US], et al);
 [Y]US2018053689  (KIRBY CHRISTOPHER F [US], et al);
 [XYI]US2018151430  (KIRBY CHRISTOPHER F [US], et al)
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