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EP1185920 - MIXED-SIGNAL SINGLE-CHIP INTEGRATED SYSTEM ELECTRONICS FOR MAGNETIC HARD DISK DRIVES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.03.2011
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.03.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.04.2011  [2011/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Broadcom Corporation
5300 California Avenue
Irvine, CA 92617 / US
[2007/21]
Former [2004/39]For all designated states
Broadcom Corporation
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92618-3616 / US
Former [2002/11]For all designated states
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
3100 West Warren Avenue, M/S 521
Fremont, California 94538-6423 / US
Inventor(s)01 / NEMAZIE, Siamack
Fremont, CA / US
02 / POPAT, Kaushik
6783 Paseo San Leon
Pleasanton, CA 94566 / US
03 / FOLAND, William, R., Jr.
Bloomfield, CO / US
04 / WEI, Maoxin
Bloomfield, CO / US
05 / MCPHERSON, Roger
Bloomfield, CO / US
06 / DUJARI, Vineet
Fremont, CA / US
07 / VIRAJPET, Balajii
1470 Whitewood Court
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
 [2002/11]
Representative(s)Jehle, Volker Armin, et al
Bosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/52]Jehle, Volker Armin, et al
Bosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
Former [2004/39]Jehle, Volker Armin, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Bosch, Graf von Stosch, Jehle, Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
Former [2002/11]Egeröd, Lisbeth, et al
Göteborgs Patentbyra Dahls AB Sjöporten 4
417 64 Göteborg / SE
Application number, filing date99958809.808.11.1999
[2002/11]
WO1999US26239
Priority number, dateUS19980107776P09.11.1998         Original published format: US 107776 P
[2002/22]
Former [2002/11]US19980107776P08.11.1998
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0028406
Date:18.05.2000
Language:EN
[2000/20]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1185920
Date:13.03.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.05.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.12.2001
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.05.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06, G11B19/02
[2005/07]
CPC:
G06F13/12 (KR); G06F3/0626 (EP,US); G06F3/0658 (EP,US);
G06F3/0673 (EP,US); G06F3/0676 (EP,US); G11B19/00 (EP,US);
G11B20/10009 (EP,US); G11B25/043 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/11]G06F3/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/11]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:GEMISCHTES SIGNAL, EINZELCHIP, INTEGRIERTE SYSTEM-ELEKTRONICS FÜR MAGNETISCHE FESTPLATTEN[2002/11]
English:MIXED-SIGNAL SINGLE-CHIP INTEGRATED SYSTEM ELECTRONICS FOR MAGNETIC HARD DISK DRIVES[2002/11]
French:SYSTEME ELECTRONIQUE INTEGRE MONOPUCE A SIGNAUX MIXTES POUR LECTEURS DE DISQUES DURS MAGNETIQUES[2002/11]
Entry into regional phase06.06.2001National basic fee paid 
06.06.2001Search fee paid 
06.06.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
06.06.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.06.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
06.06.2001Examination requested  [2002/11]
12.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2010Date of oral proceedings
30.11.2010Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
02.12.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/17]
12.12.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
13.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
30.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
30.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
30.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
01.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
30.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
30.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9620476  (IBM [US], et al) [A] 1,9,18 * page 3, line 41 - page 5, line 10 * * page 7, line 34 - line 41 * * page 8, line 23 - page 9, line 2 * * page 9, line 34 - line 40; figures 1,2b,5,6 *;
 [A]US5826093  (ASSOUAD NICOLAS C [US], et al) [A] 1,9,18 * column 2, line 63 - column 3, line 10 * * column 5, line 47 - column 6, line 23 * * column 6, line 53 - column 10, line 54; figures 1,2 *;
 [XY]  - CIRRUS LOGIC INC., "Preliminary Product Bulletin CL-SH8665", (199806), pages 1 - 4, URL: www.cnhdd.com.cn/hdd/library/mcu/sh8665pb.pdf, (20041217), XP002312142 [X] 1-6,9-14 * the whole document * [Y] 7,8,15,17-19,21
 [Y]  - OU M, "EMBEDDING AN ARM RISC CORE INTO A COMPLEX ASIC", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, (19980401), vol. 1, pages 411 - 423, XP008034376 [Y] 7,8,15,17-19,21 * page 413, line 1 - line 17; figure 1 * * figure 2 * * page 422, paragraphs 1,2 *
 [T]  - PELZ G ED - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, Designing circuits for disk drives, PROCEEDINGS 2001 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER DESIGN. (ICCD). AUSTIN, TX, SEPT. 23-26, 2001, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER DESIGN, LOS ALAMITOS, CA : IEEE COMP. SOC, US, PAGE(S) 256-261, (20010923), ISBN 0-7695-1200-3, XP010560992 [T] 1,9,18 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCD.2001.955037
International search[Y]US5701450  (DUNCAN KATHLEEN ANNE [US]);
 [Y]US5027315  (AGRAWAL OM P [US], et al)
by applicant   - Preliminary Product Bulletin CL-SH8665, CIRRUS LOGIC INC., (199806), pages 1 - 4
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