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EP0308056 - Peripheral device initiated partial system reconfiguration [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.09.1997 Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 02.01.2008 [2008/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1989/12]	For all designated states International Business Machines Corporation Old Orchard Road Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Beardsley, Brent Cameron 9533 East Stella Drive Tucson, Arizona 85730 / US
	02 / Hefferon, Eugene Paul 77 Hillis Terrace Poughkeepsie New York 12603 / US
	03 / Lynch, Kenneth Robert RR2 Box 441, Rhinebeck New York 12572 / US
	04 / Shipman, Lloyd R., Jr. 1093 Caggiano Court San Jose California 95120 / US
	[1989/12]
Representative(s)	Burt, Roger James IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1996/47]	Burt, Roger James, Dr. IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1990/43]	Atchley, Martin John Waldegrave IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1989/12]	Grant, Iain Murray IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date	88307202.7	04.08.1988
	[1989/12]
Priority number, date	US19870090723	28.08.1987 Original published format: US 90723
	[1989/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0308056
	Date:	22.03.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/12]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0308056
	Date:	29.08.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/35]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0308056
	Date:	20.11.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/47]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.07.1990
Classification	IPC:	G06F15/16, G06F11/00, G06F11/20	[1996/47]
	CPC:	G06F11/142 (EP); G06F11/20 (EP); G06F11/201 (EP)
	Former IPC [1989/12]	G06F15/16, G06F11/00
Designated contracting states	BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1989/12]
Title	German:	Von Peripheriegeräten ausgelöste Systemsteilrekonfiguration	[1989/12]
	English:	Peripheral device initiated partial system reconfiguration	[1989/12]
	French:	Reconfiguration partielle de système lancée à partir de dispositifs périphériques	[1989/12]
Examination procedure	19.06.1989	Examination requested [1989/33]
	29.04.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.08.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.04.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.08.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.06.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.10.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	31.01.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.02.1996	Fee for grant paid
	07.02.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	21.08.1997	No opposition filed within time limit [1997/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.08.1990	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.12.1990	Renewal fee patent year 04
	17.08.1992	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 06
	19.08.1994	Renewal fee patent year 07
	10.08.1995	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.08.1996	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	ES	20.11.1996
	IT	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	NL	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
	[2008/01]
Former [2003/07]	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	ES	20.11.1996
	IT	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	NL	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [2002/24]	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	ES	20.11.1996
	IT	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [1999/42]	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	IT	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [1998/04]	BE	20.11.1996
	CH	20.11.1996
	LI	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Former [1997/39]	BE	20.11.1996
	SE	20.02.1997
Documents cited:	Search	[AD]US4207609 ;
		[A]US3953717 ;
		[A]US3818199
		[X] - IBM JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, vol. 27, no. 3, May 1983, pages 219-236, Armonk, New York, US; W.T. COMFORT: "A fault-tolerant system architecture for navy applications"

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