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EP About this file: EP0474050

EP0474050 - Magnetic optical disc [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.01.2000
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.01.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.03.2000 [2000/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1992/11]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Igarashi, Shuichi, c/o Sony Magnetic
Products. Ing., 5-6 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
[1992/11]
Representative(s)Müller, Frithjof E.
Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1997/13]Müller, Frithjof E., Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte MÜLLER & HOFFMANN, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [1992/11]TER MEER - MÜLLER - STEINMEISTER & PARTNER
Mauerkircherstrasse 45
D-81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date91114087.922.08.1991
[1992/11]
Priority number, dateJP1990022283124.08.1990         Original published format: JP 22283190
[1992/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0474050
Date:11.03.1992
Language:EN
[1992/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0474050
Date:03.03.1993
Language:EN
[1993/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0474050
Date:10.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.01.1993
ClassificationIPC:G11B11/10, B29D17/00, B29C45/26
[1993/09]
CPC:
G11B11/10582 (EP,US); G11B11/10 (KR); B29C45/263 (EP,US);
G11B11/10584 (EP,US); B29C2045/0041 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1992/11]G11B11/10
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1992/11]
TitleGerman:Magneto-optische Scheibe[1992/11]
English:Magnetic optical disc[1992/11]
French:Disque magnéto-optique[1992/11]
Examination procedure03.08.1993Examination requested  [1993/40]
16.11.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.06.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.04.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.05.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.09.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.12.1998Fee for grant paid
04.12.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.12.1999No opposition filed within time limit [2000/09]
Request for further processing for:10.06.1996Request for further processing filed
10.06.1996Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
26.06.1996Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.08.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
09.08.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
09.08.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
10.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
08.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
10.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4876133  (SUGIYAMA TOSHINORI [JP], et al);
 [X]EP0355589  (SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES [JP])
 [A]  - PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE vol. 899, 1988, WASHINGTON pages 16 - 23 T. TAKEDA 'System Design of Optical Microdisk Subsystem'
 [A]  - IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS June 1990, pages 364 - 365 E. SCHROEDER, D. UHDE 'Extending the Performance of the Rewritable Magnetooptical Disc'
 [A]  - PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE vol. 1078, 1989, WASHINGTON pages 201 - 203 'Effect of Birefringence in Polycarbonate Substrates on Dynamic Performance of Magnetooptical Disks'
 [A]  - JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING vol. 24, no. 248, August 1987, TOKYO pages 88 - 91 K. OTA 'Sharp Originates Four-Layer Film Rewritable Magneto-optical Disk'
 [XP]  - JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING vol. 28, no. 295, July 1991, TOKYO pages 104 - 106 'System Records Digitally on Magnetooptical Mini-Disks'
Examination   - CHEN, "Magnetic materials for optical recording", APPLIED OPTICS, vol. 13, no. 4, pages 767 - 778
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