blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0335149

EP0335149 - Semiconductor memory redundancy scheme [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.06.1996
Database last updated on 12.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.1997Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 23.04.1997 [1997/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1989/40]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Fifield, John Atkinson
Box 158, Packard Road
Jericho Vermont 05465 / US
02 / Kalter, Howard Leo
14 Village Drive
Colchester Vermont 05446 / US
03 / Miller, Christopher Paul
486D Plans Road
Jericho Vermont 05465 / US
04 / Tomashot, Steven William
RD No. 1, Box 184B Browns Trace Road
Jericho Vermont 05465 / US
[1989/40]
Representative(s)Schäfer, Wolfgang
IBM Deutschland
Informationssysteme GmbH
Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
70548 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/37]Schäfer, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1989/40]Mönig, Anton, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH, Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date89104168.309.03.1989
[1989/40]
Priority number, dateUS1988017588301.04.1988         Original published format: US 175883
[1989/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0335149
Date:04.10.1989
Language:EN
[1989/40]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0335149
Date:20.03.1991
Language:EN
[1991/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0335149
Date:16.08.1995
Language:EN
[1995/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.01.1991
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/20
[1989/40]
CPC:
G11C29/84 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1989/40]
TitleGerman:Halbleiterspeicherredundanzsystem[1989/40]
English:Semiconductor memory redundancy scheme[1989/40]
French:Agencement de redondance de mémoire à semi-conducteur[1989/40]
Examination procedure24.02.1990Examination requested  [1990/17]
11.03.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.07.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.10.1994Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
16.02.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.03.1995Fee for grant paid
01.03.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.05.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1996/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
16.03.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 07
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB09.03.1996
[1997/17]
Documents cited:Search[AD]US4389715  (EATON JR SARGENT S, et al);
 [A]EP0146357  (FUJITSU LTD [JP])
 [XD]  - IBM J. RES. DEVELOP., vol. 24, no. 3, May 1980, pages 291-298, New York, US; B.F. FITZGERALD et al.: "Circuit implementation of fusible redundant addresses on RAMs for productivity enhancement"
 [A]  - 1979 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SOLID STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE, 1979, pages 150,151,290,291, IEEE, New York, US; R.P. CENKER et al.: "A fault-tolerant 64K dynamic RAM"
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.