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EP0971465 - COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR LASER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.04.2005
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.04.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.05.2005  [2005/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/22]For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
Former [2000/02]For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKATANI, Kunihiro
17-34-205, Hinodehigashihon-cho
Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken 635-0023 / JP
[2000/02]
Representative(s)Müller, Frithjof E.
Müller Hoffmann & Partner Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/02]Müller, Frithjof E., Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte MÜLLER & HOFFMANN, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date98910983.025.03.1998
[2000/02]
WO1998JP01308
Priority number, dateJP1997007477927.03.1997         Original published format: JP 7477997
[2000/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9844606
Date:08.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0971465
Date:12.01.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0971465
Date:26.05.2004
Language:EN
[2004/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.10.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.07.2000
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/223, H01S5/323
[2003/42]
CPC:
B82Y20/00 (EP,US); H01S5/30 (KR); H01S5/32341 (EP,US);
H01S5/2231 (EP,US); H01S5/2211 (EP,US); H01S5/2214 (EP,US);
H01S5/2218 (EP,US); H01S5/34333 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/37]H01S3/18, H01S3/19
Former IPC [2000/02]H01S3/18
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2000/02]
TitleGerman:VERBINDUNGSHALBLEITERLASER[2003/42]
English:COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR LASER[2000/02]
French:LASER A SEMI-CONDUCTEUR COMPOSE[2003/42]
Former [2000/02]HOCHLEISTUNGSDICHTES HALBLEITERLASER
Former [2000/02]LASER COMBINE A SEMI-CONDUCTEUR
Entry into regional phase27.09.1999Translation filed 
27.09.1999National basic fee paid 
27.09.1999Search fee paid 
25.10.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
25.10.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
25.10.1999Examination requested  [2000/03]
30.11.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.05.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.10.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.02.2004Fee for grant paid
23.02.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP04009210.8  / EP1437809
EP06023105.7  / EP1744419
Opposition(s)01.03.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
19.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[YA]JPH01184973  ;
 [YA]JPH07235723  ;
 [YA]JPH0897507  ;
 [YA]US4691321  (MOTEGI NAWOTO [JP], et al) [Y] 10 * column 5, line 9 - column 5, line 57 * * column 7, line 34 - column 7, line 33; figures 4-5C * [A] 12;
 [YA]US5583880  (SHAKUDA YUKIO [JP]) [Y] 10 * column 4, line 1 - column 4, line 18 * * column 6, line 24 - column 6, line 33; figure 1 * [A] 12;
 [YA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19891024), vol. 013, no. 470, Database accession no. (E - 835), & JP01184973 A 19890724 (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 1 * abstract * [A] 2,3,5
 [YA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960131), vol. 1996, no. 01, & JP07235723 A 19950905 (HITACHI LTD) [Y] 1 * abstract * [A] 3,4
 [YA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960830), vol. 1996, no. 08, & JP08097507 A 19960412 (ROHM CO LTD) [Y] 10 * abstract * [A] 12
 [A]  - SHUJI NAKAMURA ET AL, "RIDGE-GEOMETRY INGAN MULTI-QUANTUM-WELL-STRUCTURE LASER DIODES", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, (19960902), vol. 69, no. 10, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 1477 - 1479, XP000629154 [A] 1,10,3,12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.116913
International search[A]JPH053376  (SEIKO EPSON CORP);
 [X]JPH0818159  (HITACHI LTD);
 [X]JPH0856055  (HITACHI LTD);
 [P]JPH09270569  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [A]  - NAKAMURA S., ET AL., "INGAN-BASED MULTI-QUANTUM-WELL-STRUCTURE LASER DIODES.", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, Japan Society of Applied Physics, JP, JP, (19960101), vol. 35., no. 01B., doi:10.1143/JJAP.35.L74, ISSN 0021-4922, pages L74 - L76., XP002914418

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.35.L74
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