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EP0573738 - Method for crystal growth of beta barium borate [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 19.06.1998 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.06.1998	Refusal of application	published on 05.08.1998 [1998/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY, Inc. 1035 East Meadow Circle Palo Alto California 94303 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1993/50]	For all designated states CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY, Inc. 1035 East Meadow Circle Palo Alto, California 94303 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Bourdui, Peter Frank 120 E. Creek Drive No. 9 Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
	02 / Calvert, George Dale 1079 Hamshire Court Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
	[1993/50]
Representative(s)	Epping, Wilhelm Patentanwalt Postfach 22 13 17 80503 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1998/28]	Epping, Wilhelm, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwalt Postfach 22 13 17 80503 München / DE
Former [1994/08]	Fuchs, Franz-Josef, Dr.-Ing. Postfach 22 13 17 D-80503 München / DE
Former [1993/50]	Fuchs, Franz-Josef, Dr.-Ing. Postfach 22 13 17 D-80503 München / DE
Application number, filing date	93102342.8	15.02.1993
	[1993/50]
Priority number, date	US19920838628	19.02.1992 Original published format: US 838628
	[1993/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0573738
	Date:	15.12.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/50]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0573738
	Date:	27.03.1996
	[1996/13]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.02.1996
Classification	IPC:	C30B9/00, C30B29/10, C30B15/00	[1996/13]
	CPC:	C30B9/00 (EP,US); C30B29/10 (EP,US)
	C-Set:	C30B9/00, C30B29/10 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1993/50]	C30B9/00, C30B29/10
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, FR, GB, LI, NL [1993/50]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Kristallzüchtung von Beta Barium Borat	[1993/50]
	English:	Method for crystal growth of beta barium borate	[1993/50]
	French:	Méthode pour la croissance cristalline de beta borate de barium	[1993/50]
Examination procedure	19.04.1996	Examination requested [1996/25]
	28.10.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.04.1997	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	09.06.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.07.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.11.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.02.1998	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [1998/32]
	12.02.1998	Application refused, date of legal effect [1998/32]
Request for further processing for:	09.06.1997	Request for further processing filed
	09.06.1997	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	25.06.1997	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.02.1995	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.02.1996	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.02.1997	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	28.02.1998	06 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH03279298 ;
		[A]JPS63215598 ;
		[AD]US4931133 (GUALTIERI DEVLIN M [US], et al) [AD] 1,7,13 * claim - *;
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920311), vol. 016, no. 098, Database accession no. (C - 0918), & JP03279298 A 19911210 (OSAMU SHIMOMURA) [X] 1,2,7,9-12 * abstract *
		[XA] - CHAI ET AL., "Flux growth of beta-barium borate.", SPIE, CERAMICS AND INORGANIC CRYSTALS FOR OPTICS, ELECTRO-OPTICS, AND NONLINEAR CONVERSION, vol. 968, pages 69 - 72, XP000561108 [X] 7,8 * page 69 - page 72 * [A] 1,2,4-6,9-20
		[AD] - HUANG QINGZHEN ET AL, "STUDIES ON FLUX SYSTEMS FOR THE SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH OF -BAB2O4", JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, (19891001), vol. 97, no. 3/04, pages 720 - 724, XP000095314 [AD] 1,7,13 * page 720 - page 724 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0248(89)90575-7
		[A] - BOSENBERG W R ET AL, "GROWTH OF LARGE, HIGH-QUALITY BETA-BARIUM METABORATE CRYSTALS", JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, (19910102), vol. 108, no. 1 / 02, pages 394 - 398, XP000204899 [A] 1,7,13 * page 394 - page 398 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0248(91)90387-K
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890106), vol. 013, no. 003, Database accession no. (C - 557), & JP63215598 A 19880908 (AGENCY OF IND SCIENCE & TECHNOL) [A] 1,7,13 * abstract *
		[AD] - GUALTIERI D M ET AL, "GROWTH OF -BARIUM BORATE FROM NACL-NA2O SOLUTIONS", JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, (19891001), vol. 97, no. 3/04, pages 613 - 616, XP000095307 [AD] 1,7,13 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0248(89)90562-9

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