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EP4170818 - CIRCULATOR DESIGN AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE CIRCULATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.10.2023
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.03.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2023The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
27.10.2023Amendment by applicant 
27.10.2023Request for examination filedpublished on 29.11.2023  [2023/48]
27.10.2023Change - designated statespublished on 29.11.2023  [2023/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TTM Technologies, Inc.
200 East Sandpointe, Suite 400
Santa Ana, CA 92707 / US
[2023/17]
Inventor(s)01 / KIRKEBY, Niels Husted
Santa Ana, 92707 / US
02 / LINGEL, Thomas
Santa Ana, 92707 / US
03 / FITZGERALD, Brady
Santa Ana, 92707 / US
04 / LEN, Michael
Santa Ana, 92707 / US
05 / BOWYER, Mark
Santa Ana, 92707 / US
06 / O'NEIL, Benton
Santa Ana, 92707 / US
 [2023/17]
Representative(s)Greaves Brewster LLP
Copa House
Station Road
Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AH / GB
[2023/17]
Application number, filing date22202118.018.10.2022
[2023/17]
Priority number, dateUS202163270456P21.10.2021         Original published format: US 202163270456 P
[2023/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4170818
Date:26.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.02.2023
ClassificationIPC:H01P1/387
[2023/17]
CPC:
H01P1/387 (EP); H01P1/38 (US); H01P11/00 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2023/48]
Former [2023/17]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZIRKULATORENTWURF UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DES ZIRKULATORS[2023/17]
English:CIRCULATOR DESIGN AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE CIRCULATOR[2023/17]
French:CONCEPTION DE CIRCULATEUR ET PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION DU CIRCULATEUR[2023/17]
Examination procedure25.10.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2023Examination requested  [2023/48]
25.10.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]US3621476  (KANBAYASHI NAOHIKO) [X] 1,7-10,12 * figure 2 * * figure 3 * * column 2, line 3 - line 20 * * column 2, line 28 - line 35 * [A] 19,20 [I] 2,3,6;
 [YA]JPS58116790  (FUJITSU LTD) [Y] 13-20 * figure 1e * * top right column; page 406 * [A] 2,3;
 [XI]EP0381412  (NIPPON FERRITE KK [JP]) [X] 1,4,5,9,10 * figure 8 * * column 1, line 16 - line 31 * [I] 2,3,6;
 [XAI]US2005007206  (KOCHARYAN KAREN N [US]) [X] 1,7-9,11 * figure 2 * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0041] * [A] 14,19,20 [I] 2,3,6;
 [XYI]US2011193649  (POPELKA DAVID J [US], et al) [X] 1,9,12 * figure 2b * * figure 5 * * paragraph [0056] - paragraph [0057] * * paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0078] * [Y] 13-20 [I] 2,3,6;
 [XI]US2017294696  (CRUICKSHANK DAVID BOWIE [US], et al) [X] 1,9 * figure 4 * * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0065] * [I] 2,3,6;
 [A]US2019382316  (HILL MICHAEL DAVID [US], et al) [A] 6,17,18 * figure 13 ** paragraph [0087] *;
 [XI]  - KRIVIC PERO ET AL, "Design and fabrication of the Bosma stripline circulator in LTCC technology", 2015 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROWAVES, COMMUNICATIONS, ANTENNAS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (COMCAS), IEEE, (20151102), doi:10.1109/COMCAS.2015.7360454, pages 1 - 5, XP032834878 [X] 1,9 * figure 5 * * figure 6 * * Section IV.B * * Section V., first paragraph * [I] 2,3,6

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COMCAS.2015.7360454
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