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EP0938595 - PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR COATING SUBSTRATES BY GAS FLOW SPUTTERING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.10.2003
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2008Change - representativepublished on 24.09.2008  [2008/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastrasse 27c
80686 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/47]For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastrasse 27 c
80686 München / DE
Former [1999/35]For all designated states
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Leonrodstrasse 54
80636 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / JUNG, Thomas
Hondelager Strasse 6 a
D-38110 Braunschweig / DE
02 / MEYER, Rolf
Am Alten Petritore 7
D-38100 Braunschweig / DE
[1999/35]
Representative(s)Einsel, Martin
Patentanwälte Einsel & Kollegen Jasperallee 1a
38102 Braunschweig / DE
[2008/39]
Former [1999/35]Einsel, Martin, Dipl.-Phys.
Patentanwalt, Jasperallee 1A
38102 Braunschweig / DE
Application number, filing date97942905.702.09.1997
[1999/35]
WO1997EP04777
Priority number, dateDE1996103566903.09.1996         Original published format: DE 19635669
[1999/35]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9810114
Date:12.03.1998
Language:DE
[1998/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0938595
Date:01.09.1999
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.03.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0938595
Date:04.12.2002
Language:DE
[2002/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.03.1998
ClassificationIPC:C23C14/34, H01J37/34
[1999/35]
CPC:
C23C14/228 (EP); C23C14/34 (EP); H01J37/34 (EP);
H01J37/342 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1999/35]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESCHICHTUNG VON SUBSTRATEN MITTELS GASFLUSSSPUTTERN[1999/35]
English:PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR COATING SUBSTRATES BY GAS FLOW SPUTTERING[1999/35]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR L'ENDUCTION DE SUBSTRATS PAR PULVERISATION D'UN FLUX GAZEUX[1999/35]
Entry into regional phase04.03.1999National basic fee paid 
04.03.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
04.03.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.03.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
04.03.1999Examination requested  [1999/35]
27.02.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.09.2002Fee for grant paid
12.09.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.09.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
21.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
20.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.200004   M06   Fee paid on   21.11.2000
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Cited inInternational search[AD]DD294511  (AKAD WISSENSCHAFTEN DDR [DE]) [AD] 1-21 * page 3, line 41 - page 4, line 9 *;
 [AD]DE4210125  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]) [AD] 1-21 * column 1, line 61 - column 2, line 5 *;
 [A]US4716340  (LEE KON J [US], et al) [A] 1-21 * column 3, line 23 - line 37 *;
 [A]US3922214  (VAN CAKENBERGHE JEAN L) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5490910  (NELSON CARL W [US], et al) [A] 9 * column 8, line 19 - column 10, line 14; figure 5 *
 [X]  - MATSUOKA M ET AL, "OXIDE FILM DEPOSITION BY RADIO FREQUENCY SPUTTERING WITH ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE PLASMA STIMULATION", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PART A, (19950901), vol. 13, no. 5, pages 2427 - 2434, XP000550440 [X] 1,6-8 * paragraph [00II] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.579484
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