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EP1040524 - IMPROVED STATIC INDUCTION TRANSISTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 28.03.2014 Database last updated on 01.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	28.03.2014	Refusal of application	published on 30.04.2014 [2014/18]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2011/12]	For all designated states Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199 / US
Former [2000/40]	For all designated states Northrop Grumman Corporation 1840 Century Park East, M/S 90/110/CC Los Angeles, California 90067-2199 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / SIERGIEJ, Richard, R. 27 Meadowridge Road Harrison City, PA 15636 / US
	02 / AGARWAL, Anant, K. 425 Shady Ridge Drive Monroeville, PA 15146 / US
	03 / CLARKE, Rowland, C. R.D. 2, Box 257 Saltsburg, PA 15681 / US
	04 / BRANDT, Charles, D. 1404 Pueblo Drive Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228 / US
	[2000/40]
Representative(s)	Gray, Helen Mary, et al ZACCO GmbH Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2010/16]	Gray, Helen Mary, et al Albihns.Zacco GmbH Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München / DE
Former [2009/02]	Schmidt, Karsten, et al Albihns GmbH Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München / DE
Former [2006/09]	Bergstrand, Mikael Gudmundsson, et al Albihns GmbH Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München / DE
Former [2002/06]	Harrison, Michael Charles, et al Albihns GmbH, Grasserstrasse 10 80339 München / DE
Former [2000/40]	O'Reilly, Peter Andrew, et al Albihns GmbH, Grasserstrasse 10 80339 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98963988.5	16.12.1998
	[2000/40]
	WO1998US26755
Priority number, date	US19970995080	19.12.1997 Original published format: US 995080
	[2000/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9933118
	Date:	01.07.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1040524
	Date:	04.10.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.07.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/40]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	01.07.1999
Classification	IPC:	H01L29/772	[2000/40]
	CPC:	H10D30/202 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/40]
Title	German:	VERBESSERTE STATISCHE INDUKTIONSTRANSISTOREN	[2000/40]
	English:	IMPROVED STATIC INDUCTION TRANSISTOR	[2000/40]
	French:	TRANSISTOR A INDUCTION STATIQUE AMELIORE	[2000/40]
Entry into regional phase	21.06.2000	National basic fee paid
	21.06.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.06.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.07.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	21.06.2000	Examination requested [2000/40]
	14.02.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.09.2006	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	06.10.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.06.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.12.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.09.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	04.01.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/18]
	04.01.2010	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	13.03.2014	Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/18]
Appeal following examination	26.02.2010	Appeal received No. T1324/10
	12.05.2010	Statement of grounds filed
	13.03.2014	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 14.02.2006
Request for further processing for:	06.10.2006	Request for further processing filed
	06.10.2006	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	19.10.2006	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.12.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
	24.12.2007	Renewal fee patent year 10
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	23.12.2010	Renewal fee patent year 13
	23.12.2011	Renewal fee patent year 14
	19.12.2012	Renewal fee patent year 15
	27.12.2013	Renewal fee patent year 16
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