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EP About this file: EP0989642

EP0989642 - Semiconductor laser and multi-semiconductor laser [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  19.01.2004
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2004Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 03.03.2004  [2004/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/13]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Narui, Hironobu
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Taniguchi, Takehiro
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Ueno, Noriko
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / Okano, Nobukata
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[2000/13]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/13]MÜLLER & HOFFMANN Patentanwälte
Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date99118615.621.09.1999
[2000/13]
Priority number, dateJP1998027180925.09.1998         Original published format: JP 27180998
[2000/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0989642
Date:29.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0989642
Date:09.10.2002
[2002/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.08.2002
ClassificationIPC:H01S5/227
[2002/41]
CPC:
H01S5/227 (EP,US); H01S2301/18 (EP,US); H01S5/106 (EP,US);
H01S5/1064 (EP,US); H01S5/2275 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/13]H01S5/22, H01S5/40
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   NL [2003/27]
Former [2000/13]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Halbleiterlaser und Mehrelement-Halbleiterlaser[2000/13]
English:Semiconductor laser and multi-semiconductor laser[2000/13]
French:Laser semi-conducteur et laser semi-conducteur à plusieurs éléments[2000/13]
Examination procedure12.03.2003Examination requested  [2003/20]
10.04.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2003Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2004/10]
24.09.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2004/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.200305   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]GB2294361  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1 * figures 1,3,5 * * page 17, paragraph 2 - page 20, paragraph 2 * * page 21, paragraph 2 *;
 [Y]US5383215  (NARUI HIRONOBU [JP], et al) [Y] 1-3 * abstract * * figure 2 * * column 3, line 8 - column 4, line 42 *;
 [Y]JPH06334255  ;
 [Y]EP0413567  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-3,5 * abstract * * column 2, line 3 - line 25 * * column 14, line 17 - column 16, line 4 * * figures 1-9 *;
 [Y]US5787106  (TABUCHI HARUHIKO [JP], et al) [Y] 1,2,5 * figures 5,6 * * column 5, line 26 - line 61 * * column 12, line 24 - column 13, line 4 *;
 [Y]US5078516  (KAPON ELYAHOU [US], et al) [Y] 1-5 * figures 2,3 * * column 2, line 65 - column 3, line 10 *
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950428), vol. 1995, no. 03, & JP06334255 A 19941202 (SONY CORP) [Y] 1-5 * abstract * * figures 1-7 *
 [Y]  - TAKEMASA TAMANUKI ET AL, "HIGH POWER AND NARROW LATERAL FAR FIELD DIVERGENCE 1.5MUM-EYE-SAFE PULSE LASER DIODES WITH FLARED WAVEGUIDE", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDIUM PHOSPHIDE AND RELATED MATERIALS. HOKKAIDO, MAY 9 - 13, 1995, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19950509), vol. CONF. 7, ISBN 0-7803-2148-0, pages 725 - 728, XP000630705 [Y] 1,2 * the whole document *
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