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EP0644475 - Apparatus and method for controlling a peripheral bus clock signal [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.05.2005
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.08.2008Change - applicantpublished on 03.09.2008  [2008/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
One AMD Place Mail Stop 68 P.O. Box 3453
Sunnyvale CA 94088-3453 / US
[2008/36]
Former [1995/12]For all designated states
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC.
One AMD Place, P.O. Box 3453
Sunnyvale, California 94088-3453 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Gephardt, Douglas D.
8906 Romayne Lane
Austin, Texas 78748 / US
02 / Horton, Kelly M.
10317 Salida Dr.
Austin, Texas 78749 / US
03 / Macdonald, James R.
203 Dewberry CV
Buda, Texas 78610 / US
04 / O'Brien, Rita
8202 Forest Heights Lane
Austin, Texas 78749 / US
[1995/12]
Representative(s)Brookes IP
Windsor House
6-10 Mount Ephraim Road
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1EE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/44]Brookes Batchellor
102-108 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5SA / GB
Former [1995/12]Wright, Hugh Ronald, et al
Brookes & Martin High Holborn House 52/54 High Holborn
London WC1V 6SE / GB
Application number, filing date94306661.312.09.1994
[1995/12]
Priority number, dateUS1993012540622.09.1993         Original published format: US 125406
US1993013109201.10.1993         Original published format: US 131092
US1994023481928.04.1994         Original published format: US 234819
[1995/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0644475
Date:22.03.1995
Language:EN
[1995/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0644475
Date:27.09.1995
Language:EN
[1995/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0644475
Date:21.07.2004
Language:EN
[2004/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.08.1995
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/32, G06F13/42
[1995/12]
CPC:
G06F1/3215 (EP); G06F1/324 (EP); G06F1/325 (EP);
G06F1/3253 (EP); G06F13/364 (EP); Y02D10/00 (EP)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1995/12]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Peripheriebustaktsignals[1995/12]
English:Apparatus and method for controlling a peripheral bus clock signal[1995/12]
French:Appareil et méthode pour commander un signal d'horloge de bus périphérique[1995/12]
Examination procedure08.03.1996Examination requested  [1996/19]
22.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2004Fee for grant paid
21.05.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.04.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
08.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
04.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
03.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
13.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
03.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
05.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 09
04.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE21.07.2004
IT21.07.2004
NL21.07.2004
LU12.09.2004
IE13.09.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
PT21.12.2004
[2008/05]
Former [2007/16]BE21.07.2004
NL21.07.2004
LU12.09.2004
IE13.09.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
Former [2006/24]BE21.07.2004
NL21.07.2004
IE13.09.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
Former [2005/46]BE21.07.2004
IE13.09.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
Former [2005/28]BE21.07.2004
DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
Former [2005/23]DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
ES01.11.2004
Former [2005/22]DK21.10.2004
GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
Former [2005/18]GR21.10.2004
SE21.10.2004
Former [2005/10]SE21.10.2004
Documents cited:Search[DA]US5167024  (SMITH R STEVEN [US], et al) [DA] 1,9,14,26,37,42 * the whole document *;
 [A]US4841440  (YONEZU KAZUYA [JP], et al) [A] 1,9,14,26,37,42 * the whole document *;
 [A]US4381552  (NOCILINI JOHN D, et al) [A] 18 * the whole document *;
 [A]JPS62150453  ;
 [PA]JPH0651863
 [A]  - WARREN ANDREWS, "PCI promises solution to local-bus bottleneck", COMPUTER DESIGN, LITTLETON, MASSACHUSETTS US, (199208), vol. 31, no. 8, pages 36 - 40, XP000307561 [A] 1
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19871215), vol. 11, no. 383, Database accession no. (P - 646), & JP62150453 A 19870704 (NEC) [A] 26,37,42 * abstract *
 [PA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940531), vol. 18, no. 287, Database accession no. (P - 1746), & JP06051863 A 19940225 (NEC CORP.) [PA] 26,37,42 * abstract *
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