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EP0236559 - Method and apparatus of treating photoresists [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.01.1994
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.01.1994No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.02.1994 [1994/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
USHIO DENKI
Asahi-Tokai Building 19 No. 6-1, 2-chome Ote-machi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100 / JP
[1987/38]
Inventor(s)01 / Suzuki, Shinji
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
02 / Arai, Tesuji
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
03 / Ohno, Kuniharu
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
04 / Ueki, Kazuyoshi
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
05 / Mimura, Yoshiki
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
06 / Tanaka, Kazuya
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
07 / Sugioka, Shinji
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
08 / Suzuki, Hiroko
USHIO DENKI 6409 Motoishikawa-cho Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi kanagawa-ken / JP
[1987/38]
Representative(s)Betten, Jürgen
Betten & Resch Patentanwälte Postfach 10 02 51
80076 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1988/31]Betten, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing.
Betten & Resch Patentanwälte Reichenbachstrasse 19
D-80469 München / DE
Former [1987/38]Betten, Jürgen Dipl.-Ing.
Betten & Gleiss Patentanwälte Reichenbachstrasse 19
D-8000 München 5 / DE
Application number, filing date86116309.525.11.1986
[1987/38]
Priority number, dateJP1986005362613.03.1986         Original published format: JP 5362686
[1987/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0236559
Date:16.09.1987
Language:EN
[1987/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0236559
Date:02.03.1988
Language:EN
[1988/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0236559
Date:03.03.1993
Language:EN
[1993/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.01.1988
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/26
[1987/38]
CPC:
G03F7/2024 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   NL [1987/38]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung für Photolackverarbeitung[1987/38]
English:Method and apparatus of treating photoresists[1987/38]
French:Méthode et appareil pour le traitement des photoréserves[1987/38]
Examination procedure24.07.1988Examination requested  [1988/42]
25.09.1990Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.03.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.11.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.1992Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
26.08.1992Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.09.1992Fee for grant paid
30.09.1992Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.12.1993No opposition filed within time limit [1994/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.11.1988Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.1989Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.1990Renewal fee patent year 05
28.11.1991Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.1992Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]GB2143961  (FUSION SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS)
 [X]  - JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 29, no. 6, June 1982, pages 1379-1381; R. ALLEN et al.: "Deep U.V. hardening of positive photoresist patterns"
 [X]  - SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY, vol. 27, no. 7, July 1984, pages 45-46, Port Washington, New York, US; "Photoresist stabilization system"
 [A]  - MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, vol. 3, nos. 1/4, December 1985, pages 329-337, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. (North-Holland), Amsterdam, NL; A. GUTMANN et al.: "Thermal stability and etching resistance of formaldehyde- and deep UV-hardened photoresists"
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