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EP0979463 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FRACTIONAL LENGTH DELAY LINES IN A DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.11.2003
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.11.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.01.2004  [2004/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
900 Welch Road, Suite 350
Stanford, CA 94304 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/07]For all designated states
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
900 Welch Road, Suite 350
Stanford, CA 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / VAN DUYNE, Scott A.
68-F Escondido Village
Stanford, CA 94305 / US
02 / JAFFE, David A.
739 Hilldale Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708 / US
03 / SCANDALIS, Gregory P.
286 Carmelita
Mountain View, CA 94040 / US
04 / STILSON, Timothy S
Apartment 303, 2685 California Street
Mountain View, CA 94040 / US
[2000/07]
Representative(s)Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/07]Cross, Rupert Edward Blount, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date97918513.903.04.1997
[2000/07]
WO1997US05610
Priority number, dateUS1996064729609.05.1996         Original published format: US 647296
[2000/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9742583
Date:13.11.1997
Language:EN
[1997/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0979463
Date:16.02.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.11.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0979463
Date:02.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US13.11.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.02.2000
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/17, G10H1/00, G10H1/12
[2000/15]
CPC:
G06F17/17 (EP,US); G10H2250/035 (EP,US); G10H2250/046 (EP,US);
G10H2250/101 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/07]G06F17/17
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2000/07]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM GENERIEREN FRAKTIONELLER LÄNGENAUFSCHUBLINIEN IN EINEM DIGITALEN SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[2000/07]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FRACTIONAL LENGTH DELAY LINES IN A DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM[2000/07]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE LIGNES FRACTIONNELLES A RETARD EN DISTANCE, DANS UN SYSTEME DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAUX NUMERIQUES[2000/07]
Entry into regional phase07.12.1998National basic fee paid 
07.12.1998Search fee paid 
07.12.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.10.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
07.12.1998Examination requested  [2000/07]
11.05.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
23.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.10.2002Fee for grant paid
17.10.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.10.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
06.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5256830  (TAKEUCHI CHIFUMI [JP], et al) [A] 1,5,9 * column 8, line 43 - column 9, line 33; figure 3 *;
 [A]US5338892  (SEKINE SATOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1,5,9 * column 5, line 18 - column 6, line 42; figure 3 *
International search[X]US4726067  (ALONSO SYDNEY A [US]);
 [A]US5500486  (SMITH III JULIUS O [US]);
 [AP]US5583309  (FUJITA YOSHIO [JP])
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