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EP About this file: EP0675442

EP0675442 - Returned electronic memory retrieval [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.03.2002
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.03.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.04.2002  [2002/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lexmark International, Inc.
55 Railroad Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06836 / US
[N/P]
Former [1995/40]For all designated states
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
55 Railroad Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06836 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Sherwood, Gregory John
1728 South Prairie Circle
Lexington, Kentucky 40515 / US
02 / Murphy, David William
701 Riverwood Lane
Lexington, Kentucky 40514 / US
[1995/40]
Representative(s)Hancox, Jonathan Christopher, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury square
London
EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/46]Hancox, Jonathan Christopher (GB), et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Former [1995/40]Tomlinson, Kerry John, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. European Patent Attorneys Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UZ / GB
Application number, filing date95301140.022.02.1995
[1995/40]
Priority number, dateUS1994022142031.03.1994         Original published format: US 221420
[1995/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0675442
Date:04.10.1995
Language:EN
[1995/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0675442
Date:25.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.1995
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/02
[1995/40]
CPC:
G06F12/023 (EP,US); G06F12/06 (KR); Y10S707/99937 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1995/40]
TitleGerman:Bereitstellung von freigegebenem elektronischem Speicher[2000/26]
English:Returned electronic memory retrieval[1995/40]
French:Recouvrement de mémoire électronique retournée[1995/40]
Former [1995/40]Bereitstellung von freigegebenen elektronischen Speicher
Examination procedure02.04.1996Examination requested  [1996/22]
07.04.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.10.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.05.2000Date of oral proceedings
16.05.2000Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
25.05.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
05.10.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.12.2000Fee for grant paid
15.12.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.01.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/16]
Request for further processing for:26.10.1999Request for further processing filed
26.10.1999Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.11.1999Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
22.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]  - ANONYMOUS, "Space Reclamation in Virtual Storage Systems. January 1976.", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, NEW YORK, US, vol. 18, no. 8, pages 2582 - 2583 [X] 1-3,5 * the whole document * [A] 8
 [XA]  - ANONYMOUS, "Dynamic Storage Pool Manager", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, NEW YORK, US, vol. 28, no. 4, pages 1684 - 1686, XP002094768 [X] 1,3 * page 1685, line 15 - line 46; figure 1 * [A] 4,5,8
 [A]  - PETERSON, "Dynamic storage allocation with buddy systems", PROCEEDING OF THE TEXAS CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING SYSTEMS, AUSTIN; US, (19751117), pages 2b-4.1 - 2b-4.6 [A] 1-3,8 * pages 2B-4.3, column L, line 4 - line 31 *
 [A]  - FENTON ET AL., "Dynamic storage allocation of arbitrary sized segments", INFORMATION PROCESSING 74 - NORTH-HOLLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY, STOCKHOLM; SE, (19740805), pages 344 - 348 [A] * page 345, column L, line 50 - line 57 *
ExaminationEP0632365
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