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EP About this file: EP0973209

EP0973209 - Actuator [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2004
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 16.04.2008  [2008/16]
Applicant(s)For:DE  FR  IT  NL 
Carl Zeiss
89518 Heidenheim (Brenz) / DE
For:GB  IE 
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, trading as Carl Zeiss
89518 Heidenheim (Brenz) / DE
[2003/31]
Former [2000/03]For:DE  FR  IT  NL 
Carl Zeiss
89518 Heidenheim (Brenz) / DE
For:GB  IE 
CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNG, trading as CARL ZEISS
89518 Heidenheim / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Scheibl, Lothar
Mörgensstrasse 22
52064 Aachen / DE
02 / Hof, Albrecht
Rohrwangstrasse 12
73430 Aalen / DE
[2000/03]
Application number, filing date99112320.926.06.1999
[2000/03]
Priority number, dateDE199813174415.07.1998         Original published format: DE 19831744
[2000/03]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0973209
Date:19.01.2000
Language:DE
[2000/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0973209
Date:30.07.2003
Language:DE
[2003/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:H01L41/09
[2000/03]
CPC:
H02N2/04 (EP,US); G01B7/00 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   NL [2000/39]
Former [2000/03]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Stellvorrichtung[2000/03]
English:Actuator[2000/03]
French:Actionneur[2000/03]
Examination procedure29.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/34]
05.02.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.05.2003Fee for grant paid
21.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR30.07.2003
GB30.07.2003
IE30.07.2003
IT30.07.2003
[2008/16]
Former [2006/14]FR30.07.2003
GB30.07.2003
IE30.07.2003
Former [2004/45]GB30.07.2003
IE30.07.2003
Former [2004/29]IE30.07.2003
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0262408  (PHYSIK INSTR PI GMBH & CO PROD [DE]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US4723086  (LEIBOVICH VLADIMIR E [US], et al) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]DE3812684  (DRANSFELD KLAUS PROF DR [CH]) [A] 1 * figure 1 *;
 [A]JPS63153405
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19881104), vol. 012, no. 415, Database accession no. (P - 781), & JP63153405 A 19880625 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
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