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EP About this file: EP0994471

EP0994471 - Head arrangement for multitrack recording with integrated tape guidance [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  13.01.2006
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2008Change - representativepublished on 17.09.2008  [2008/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH
Hermann-Schwer-Strasse 3
78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
[2000/16]
Inventor(s)01 / Braun, Gunter
Am Ammelbach 22
78078 Niedereschach / DE
02 / Oldermann, Klaus
Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 3/1
78052 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
[2000/16]
Representative(s)Arnold, Klaus-Peter, et al
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]Arnold, Klaus-Peter, et al
Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Former [2005/30]Arnold, Klaus-Peter, Dr., et al
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Former [2000/16]Rossmanith, Manfred, Dr., et al
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Licensing & Intellectual Property, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date99119502.501.10.1999
[2000/16]
Priority number, dateDE199814687813.10.1998         Original published format: DE 19846878
[2000/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0994471
Date:19.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0994471
Date:07.02.2001
[2001/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.12.2000
ClassificationIPC:G11B11/105, G11B15/62, // G11B5/10, G11B5/48
[2000/16]
CPC:
G11B11/10554 (EP,US); G11B15/62 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/43]
Former [2000/16]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kopfanordnung für Mehrfachspuraufzeichnung mit integrierter Bandführung[2000/16]
English:Head arrangement for multitrack recording with integrated tape guidance[2000/16]
French:Arrangement de tête pour l'enregistrement multi-pistes avec guidage de bande intégré[2000/16]
Examination procedure25.07.2001Examination requested  [2001/38]
07.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.08.2005Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2006/09]
23.09.2005Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2006/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
11.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
23.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0323188  (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1,3,6* the whole document *;
 [A]WO9800838  (THOMSON BRANDT GMBH [DE], et al) [A] 1,6 * page 8, line 5 - line 23; figure 5 *;
 [X]EP0818774  (THOMSON BRANDT GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,4,6 * column 7, line 7 - line 31; figures 8,9 *;
 [A]  - MAURICE F ET AL, "384 TRACKS DIGITAL RECORDER FOR CONSUMER VIDEO USE", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS. (ICCE),US,NEW YORK, IEEE, (19920602), vol. CONF. 11, ISBN 0-7803-0480-2, pages 48 - 49, XP000369179 [A] 1 * figure . *
 [A]  - MAILLOT C ET AL, "HIGH TRACK DENSITY MAGNETO-OPTICAL READOUT OF MAGNETIC TAPES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS,US,IEEE INC. NEW YORK, (19940301), vol. 30, no. 2, ISSN 0018-9464, pages 326 - 330, XP000473181 [A] 1 * page 326, column L, paragraph 4 * * page 327; figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/20.312281
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