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EP1006524 - Monitoring and adjusting a motor current in a disk data drive to optimize a disk rotation speed [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.12.2012
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.01.2013  [2013/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[2012/08]
Former [2010/07]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2008/17]For all designated states
THOMSON Licensing
46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Former [2008/16]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing, S.A.
46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Former [2008/10]For all designated states
THOMSON
46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Former [2000/23]For all designated states
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH
Hermann-Schwer-Strasse 3
78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Kaaden, Jürgen
Im Tannhörnle 10
78052 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
[2000/23]
Representative(s)Thies, Stephan, et al
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/23]Thies, Stephan (DE), et al
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date99123075.622.11.1999
[2000/23]
Priority number, dateEP1998040303203.12.1998         Original published format: EP 98403032
[2000/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1006524
Date:07.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1006524
Date:22.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.03.2000
ClassificationIPC:G11B19/28
[2000/23]
CPC:
G11B19/28 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/08]
Former [2000/23]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Überwachung und Einstellung des Motorstroms eines Datenplattenlaufwerks zur Optimierung der Plattenumdrehungsgeschwindigkeit[2000/23]
English:Monitoring and adjusting a motor current in a disk data drive to optimize a disk rotation speed[2000/23]
French:Contrôle et réglage du courant du moteur d'un appareil d'entrainement de disque d'emmagasinage de données pour l'optimalisation de la vitesse de rotation du disque[2000/23]
Examination procedure28.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/04]
08.12.2000Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
06.04.2001Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
31.01.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.01.2012Fee for grant paid
11.01.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  31.01.2008
Opposition(s)23.11.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2013/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
23.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
14.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
18.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
24.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
23.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
24.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
25.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
24.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
24.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
25.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
16.01.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001ES   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001NL   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
16.01.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT22.02.2012
[2012/50]
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0833328  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1,13 * abstract * * column 1, line 41 - column 3, line 4 *;
 [A]EP0821356  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,13 * abstract * * column 2, line 27 - column 5, line 58 *;
 [A]WO9827549  (SIEMENS NIXDORF INF SYST [DE], et al) [A] 1,13 * abstract *;
 [A]US5815478  (KIM HONG-JANG [KR]);
 [A]US5612933  (ISO YOSHIMI [JP], et al);
 [A]  - STAN S G ET AL, "ADAPTIVE-SPEED ALGORITHMS FOR CD-ROM SYSTEMS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, (19960201), vol. 42, no. 1, pages 43 - 51, XP000583556

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.485460
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