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EP0830679 - RATE n/(n+1) CODE FOR EMBEDDED SERVO ADDRESS ENCODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.08.2000
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.08.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.10.2000 [2000/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
920 Disc Drive, P.O. Box 66360 Scotts Valley
California 95067-0360 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/13]For all designated states
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
920 Disc Drive, P.O. Box 66360
Scotts Valley, California 95067-0360 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VOLZ, LeRoy, Allen
11922 Doral Avenue
Northridge, CA 91326 / US
02 / VARANASI, Chandra, Chuda
311 Country Club Drive 4
Simi Valley, CA 93065 / US
03 / STONE, Dennis, Carl
3630 St. Elizabeth Road
Glendale, CA 91209 / US
[1998/13]
Representative(s)Kenyon, Sarah Elizabeth, et al
Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London
WC1N 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/13]Kenyon, Sarah Elizabeth, et al
Orchard Kenyon & Co. Staple Inn Buildings North High Holborn
London WC1V 7PZ / GB
Application number, filing date95922872.707.06.1995
[1998/13]
WO1995US06255
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9641342
Date:19.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/55]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0830679
Date:25.03.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.12.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0830679
Date:20.10.1999
Language:EN
[1999/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:G11B21/08, G11B27/30
[1998/13]
CPC:
G11B27/3027 (EP); G11B21/08 (KR); G11B21/083 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [1998/13]
TitleGerman:N(N+1) KODE RATE FÜR EINGEBETTETE SERVOADRESSKODIERUNG[1998/13]
English:RATE n/(n+1) CODE FOR EMBEDDED SERVO ADDRESS ENCODING[1998/13]
French:CODE A RAPPORT n/(n+1) POUR LE CODAGE D'ADRESSES D'ASSERVISSEMENT INTEGREES[1998/13]
Entry into regional phase24.12.1997National basic fee paid 
24.12.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.11.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.12.1997Examination requested  [1998/13]
02.04.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.10.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
01.03.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
22.04.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.07.1999Fee for grant paid
28.07.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.07.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
29.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
20.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[AD]US5274510  (SUGITA JUNKICHI [JP], et al) [AD] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0517230  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-19 * column 2, line 29 - column 3, line 8; figures 3,5 *;
 [A]US5270878  (KAIDA KATSUHIKO [JP], et al) [A] 1-19 * column W *;
 [A]DE3923165  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-19 * column 1 - column 3; figures 11,12,14 *
 [A]  - ANONYMOUS, "Dicell Gray Coding of Disk File Track Addresses. July 1982.", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, NEW YORK, US, vol. 25, no. 2, pages 776 - 777 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
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