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EP0622866 - Electrical interconnect system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.03.2000
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip31.03.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.05.2000 [2000/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112 / US
[N/P]
Former [1994/44]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Wilson, Arthur King
11305 Seda Place
San Diego, CA 92124 / US
02 / Brown, Patricia Susan
2081 Coolngreen Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024 / US
03 / Arbeiter, Jason R.
14023 Ipava Drive
Poway, CA 92064 / US
[1994/44]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1994/44]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwalt, Georg-Kalb-Strasse 9
D-82049 Pullach / DE
Application number, filing date93120300.416.12.1993
[1994/44]
Priority number, dateUS1993005669230.04.1993         Original published format: US 56692
[1994/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0622866
Date:02.11.1994
Language:EN
[1994/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0622866
Date:10.04.1996
[1996/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0622866
Date:26.05.1999
Language:EN
[1999/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.02.1996
ClassificationIPC:H01R9/07, B41J2/175
[1996/15]
CPC:
B41J2/17526 (EP,US); B41J2/1752 (EP,US); H01R12/62 (EP,US);
H05K3/365 (EP,US); H05K1/0393 (EP,US); H05K2201/0367 (EP,US);
H05K2201/09036 (EP,US); H05K2201/09045 (EP,US); H05K2201/091 (EP,US);
H05K2203/167 (EP,US); H05K3/4007 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1994/44]H01R9/07
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1994/44]
TitleGerman:Elektrisches Verbindungssystem[1994/44]
English:Electrical interconnect system[1994/44]
French:Système d'interconnection électrique[1994/44]
Examination procedure15.05.1996Examination requested  [1996/28]
09.06.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.09.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
10.12.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.01.1999Fee for grant paid
14.01.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.02.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
04.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XA]EP0073528  (LITTON SYSTEMS INC [US]) [X] 1 * the whole document * [A] 2,4,6;
 [XA]EP0240710  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [X] 1 * page 8, line 26 - page 9, line 26; figure 3A * [A] 3;
 [A]EP0374476  (IBM [US]) [A] 5* claim 1 *
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