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EP0902985 - IMPROVED BREAKDOWN PROCESS FOR SUPERCONDUCTING CERAMIC COMPOSITE CONDUCTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.12.2002
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip06.12.2002Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 22.01.2003  [2003/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Two Technology Drive
Westborough, MA 01581 / US
[1999/12]
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Qi
12 Robert Road
Marlborough, MA 01752 / US
02 / GREENE, Theodore, S.
122 Bloomfield Street
Seekonk, MA 02771 / US
03 / RILEY, Gilbert, N., Jr.
630 Hemenway Street
Marlborough, MA 01752 / US
04 / MICHELS, William, J.
Apartment nr. 1 54 Marshall Street
Brookline, MA 02146 / US
05 / CARTER, William, L.
17 Westchester Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824 / US
[1999/12]
Representative(s)Greenwood, John David, et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP
St Botolph's House
7-9 St Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]Greenwood, John David, et al
Graham Watt & Co. Riverhead
Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BN / GB
Application number, filing date97944279.521.05.1997
[1999/12]
WO1997US08631
Priority number, dateUS1996065168821.05.1996         Original published format: US 651688
[1999/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9748123
Date:18.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/54]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0902985
Date:24.03.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.12.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.04.1998
ClassificationIPC:H01L39/24
[1999/12]
CPC:
H10N60/0801 (EP,US); Y10T29/49014 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1999/12]
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTES DURCHBRUCHVERFAHREN FÜR SUPRALEITENDE LEITER AUS KERAMISCHEM VERBUNDMATERIAL[1999/12]
English:IMPROVED BREAKDOWN PROCESS FOR SUPERCONDUCTING CERAMIC COMPOSITE CONDUCTORS[1999/12]
French:PERFECTIONNEMENT D'UN PROCEDE DE DISSOCIATION POUR DES CONDUCTEURS SUPRACONDUCTEURS EN COMPOSITE CERAMIQUE[1999/12]
Entry into regional phase01.12.1998National basic fee paid 
01.12.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
01.12.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
04.12.1998Examination requested  [1999/12]
14.12.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.06.2002Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2003/04]
08.08.2002Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2003/04]
Request for further processing for:11.10.2001Request for further processing filed
11.10.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
06.11.2001Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
05.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
21.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
01.06.199903   M06   Fee paid on   04.06.1999
01.06.200004   M06   Fee paid on   05.06.2000
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Cited inInternational search[A]   TSAI M -J ET AL: "Properties of superconducting tapes as functions of mechanical processing", 1993 TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUPERCONDUCTORS, TAIWAN, CHINA, 27-30 AUG. 1993, vol. 31, no. 6, pt.2, ISSN 0577-9073, CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, DEC. 1993, TAIWAN, pages 1055 - 1059, XP002052775 [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]   JAMES M P ET AL: "The effect of lubrication on sequentially pressed long lengths of BSCCO-2223 powder in tube tape", APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 1995. PROCEEDINGS OF EUCAS 1995, THE SECOND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, PROCEEDINGS OF 2ND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, EDINBURGH, UK, 3-6 JULY 1995, ISBN 0-7503-0348-4, 1995, BRISTOL, UK, IOP, UK, pages 343 - 346 vol.1, XP002052776 [A] 1 * Last sentence; page 346 *
Examination  UTSUNOMIYA H. ET AL: "Critical current density of rolled silver-sheathed Bi(2223) tapes", PHYSICA C, vol. 250, 1995, pages 340 - 348, XP004065890

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0921-4534(95)00103-4
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