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: EP0628184

EP0628184 - CPU HAVING PIPELINED INSTRUCTION UNIT AND EFFECTIVE ADDRESS CALCULATION UNIT WITH RETAINED VIRTUAL ADDRESS CAPABILITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.1999
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2002Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL
published on 12.02.2003  [2003/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
416 Maetan-dong
Paldal-gu
Suwon
Kyunggi-do / KR
[N/P]
Former [1998/04]For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
416 Maetan-dong, Paldal-ku
Suwon, Kyungi-do / KR
Former [1994/50]For all designated states
WANG LABORATORIES, INC.
One Industrial Avenue, M/S 014-B7D
Lowell, MA 01851 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SABA, John, A.
25 Douglas Road
Dracut, MA 01826 / US
02 / SCHWARTZ, Martin, J.
16 Rittenhouse Road
Worcester, MA 01602 / US
03 / TANG-KONG, Richard
238 Main Street
Chelmsford, MA 01863 / US
[1994/50]
Representative(s)Behrens, Dieter
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/50]Behrens, Dieter, Dr.-Ing.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date92918413.313.08.1992
[1994/50]
WO1992US06813
Priority number, dateUS1992084386827.02.1992         Original published format: US 843868
[1994/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9317384
Date:02.09.1993
Language:EN
[1993/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0628184
Date:14.12.1994
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.09.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1994/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0628184
Date:28.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.09.1993
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/38
[1994/50]
CPC:
G06F9/3806 (EP,US); G06F9/383 (EP,US); G06F9/3844 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1994/50]
TitleGerman:CPU MIT PIPELINE-EINHEIT UND EFFEKTIV-ADRESSENRECHNUNGSEINHEIT MIT MÖGLICHKEIT ZUR BEIBEHALTUNG VON VIRTUELLEN OPERANDENADRESSEN.[1998/44]
English:CPU HAVING PIPELINED INSTRUCTION UNIT AND EFFECTIVE ADDRESS CALCULATION UNIT WITH RETAINED VIRTUAL ADDRESS CAPABILITY[1994/50]
French:UNITE CENTRALE AYANT UNE UNITE D'INSTRUCTIONS A TRAITEMENT PIPELINE ET UNE UNITE DE CALCUL D'ADRESSES EFFECTIVE A CAPACITE D'ADRESSES VIRTUELLE REMANENTE[1994/50]
Former [1994/50]CPU MIT FLUSSBANDBEFEHLSEINHEIT UND EFFEKTIVE ADRESSENRECHNUNGSEINHEIT MIT GESPEICHERTEN VIRTUELLEN ADRESSENKAPAZITAET.
Entry into regional phase05.08.1994National basic fee paid 
05.08.1994Designation fee(s) paid 
05.08.1994Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.08.1993Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
05.08.1994Examination requested  [1994/50]
02.10.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.08.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
06.12.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.07.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.02.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.04.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.08.1998Fee for grant paid
04.08.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.07.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.08.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
17.07.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
27.07.1998Renewal 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  TooltipBE28.10.1998
NL28.10.1998
[2003/07]
Former [1999/32]BE28.10.1998
Cited inInternational search[Y]US4112489  (WOOD KEITH WILLIAM);
 [X]EP0109655  (NEC CORP [JP]);
 [A]EP0148478  (HITACHI LTD [JP]);
 [Y]EP0248436  (HITACHI LTD [JP]);
 [Y]US4893233  (DENMAN MARVIN A [US], et al);
 [A]EP0365322  (APOLLO COMPUTER [US])
 [A]  - 8TH ANNUAL SYMPOSUIM ON COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, 12 May 1981, MINNEAPOLIS,US pages 135 - 148 J.E.SMITH 'A study of branch prediction strategies'
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.