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 information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0441143

EP0441143 - High frequency electrochemical repair of open circuits [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.11.1995
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.11.1995No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.01.1996 [1996/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1991/33]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Chen, Chengjun Julian
2827 Hyatt Street
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 / US
02 / Von Gutfeld, Robert Jacob
600 West 115th Street
New York, New York 10025 / US
[1991/33]
Representative(s)Kirchhof, Norbert
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/02]Kirchhof, Norbert, Ing. grad.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
D-70548 Stuttgart / DE
Former [1991/33]Klocke, Peter, Dipl.-Ing.
IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH Patentwesen und Urheberrecht Pascalstrasse 100
D-70569 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date91100549.418.01.1991
[1991/33]
Priority number, dateUS1990047563606.02.1990         Original published format: US 475636
[1991/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0441143
Date:14.08.1991
Language:EN
[1991/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0441143
Date:11.01.1995
Language:EN
[1995/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.1991
ClassificationIPC:H05K3/22
[1991/33]
CPC:
H01L21/485 (EP,US); C23C18/31 (EP,US); C25D5/02 (EP,US);
H05K3/225 (EP,US); H05K2203/1115 (EP,US); H05K2203/173 (EP,US);
H05K3/182 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1991/33]
TitleGerman:Elektrochemische Reparatur bei Hochfrequenz von offenen Stromkreisen[1991/33]
English:High frequency electrochemical repair of open circuits[1991/33]
French:Réparation électrochimique à haute fréquence de circuits ouverts[1991/33]
Examination procedure11.12.1991Examination requested  [1992/06]
11.02.1994Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.06.1994Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.07.1994Fee for grant paid
08.07.1994Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.10.1995No opposition filed within time limit [1996/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
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.
Documents cited:Search[A]JP53023829  ;
 [AD]US4349583  (KULYNYCH LARYSA H, et al)
 [A]  - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN. vol. 24, no. 1A, June 1981, NEW YORK US pages 246 - 247; MELCHER et al.: "Method for selective plating and etching using resistive heating"
 [A]  - RESEARCH DISCLOSURE. no. 298, February 1989, HAVANT GB page 145 , no. 29878: "Self-aligned repair of open circuits "
 [A]  - WORLD PATENT INDEX, Accession no. 78-28084A, week 15, Derwent Publications Ltd., London; & JP-A-53 023829 (TOKYO SHIBAURA ELEC LTD) 4 March 1978, & JP53023829 A 19780304
 [A]  - RESEARCH DISCLOSURE. no. 261, January 1986, HAVANT GB page 69 , no. 26173: "Circuit repair via laser enhanced exchange plating"
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.