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EP0845839 - Semiconductor devices with tantalum-aluminium oxide coating [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/23]Tantalum-aluminum oxide coatings for semiconductor devices
[2001/04]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.10.2002
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.10.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.12.2002  [2002/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corporation
9333 South John Young Parkway Orlando
Florida 32819-8698 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/30]For all designated states
Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corporation
9333 South John Young Parkway
Orlando, Florida 32819-8698 / US
Former [1998/23]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Chakrabarti, Utpal Kumar
5523 Kurt Drive
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104 / US
02 / Wu, Ping
264 Plainfield Avenue
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922 / US
03 / Grodkiewicz, William Henry
217 Fox Hollow Road
Geln Gardner, New Jersey 08826 / US
[1998/23]
Representative(s)Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins
1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/17]Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
Former [1998/23]Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date97309473.325.11.1997
[1998/23]
Priority number, dateUS1996075863027.11.1996         Original published format: US 758630
[1998/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0845839
Date:03.06.1998
Language:EN
[1998/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0845839
Date:12.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.1998
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/02, H01L21/00
[2001/04]
CPC:
H01S5/0282 (EP,US); H01S5/02234 (EP,US); H01S5/0287 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1998/23]H01S3/025, H01L21/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1999/08]
Former [1998/23]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Halbleiterbauelemente mit Beschichtung aus Tantalum-Aluminiumoxid[2001/05]
English:Semiconductor devices with tantalum-aluminium oxide coating[2001/04]
French:Dispositifs à semiconducteur avec revêtement en oxide de tantale-aluminium[2001/14]
Former [1998/23]Tantalum-aluminium oxid Beschichtung für Halbleitervorrichtungen
Former [1998/23]Tantalum-aluminum oxide coatings for semiconductor devices
Former [1998/23]Revêtements d'oxide de Tantalum-aluminium pour dispositifs à semiconducteur
Examination procedure26.11.1998Examination requested  [1999/04]
12.02.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.08.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.03.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
06.06.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.08.2001Fee for grant paid
11.08.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.09.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
20.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
08.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH01222492  ;
 [A]JPH0555582  ;
 [A]JPS5570033  ;
 [DA]US4372987  (GANNER PETER [AT], et al);
 [A]US5440575  (CHAND NARESH [US], et al);
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