EP0347579A3

Device having a specific support structure for receiving, analysing and treating samples

Abstract

Micromechanical structure with cavities, containers, openings, channels, depressions, elevations or the like for testing of sample substances for any changes in physical and / or chemical properties under targeted evaluation and documentation for the purposes of biotechnology, genetic engineering, cell and immune research and other medical, agricultural and environmental research, the structure consisting of or containing semiconducting material (the group III to VIII of the elements of the periodic table) or glass or ceramic, diamond, carbon and non-cutting, in particular in chemical etching technology.

EP0347579A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

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Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during
EP0012035A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report
EP0215546A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report
GB2218511A	Cites	United Kingdom	E	Search report
US4240751A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, Band 70, Nr. 5, Mai 1982, Seiten 420-457, New York, US; K.E. PETERSEN: "Silicon as a mechanical material"	Non-patent	–	–	Search report
STUDIES IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, Band 20, 1985, MICROMACHINING & MICROPACKAGING OF TRANSDUCERS, Seiten 107-124, Elsevier, NL; D.L. KENDALL et al.: "Orientations of the third kind: The coming of age (110) silicon"	Non-patent	–	–	Search report

11 members in 4 offices

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Priority claims8

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
3818614	Germany	A	1988-06-01
3818614	Germany	A	1988-06-01
3818614	Germany	–	1988-06-01
3825907	Germany	A	1988-07-29
3825907	Germany	A	1988-07-29
3825907	Germany	–	1988-07-29
DE19883818614	–	–	–
DE19883825907	–	–	–

Members11

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Document	Office	Kind
DE3818614A1	Germany	A1	1989-12-07
EP0347579A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1989-12-27
DE3825907A1	Germany	A1	1990-02-01
DE3818614C2	Germany	C2	1991-06-13
DE8817007U1	Germany	U1	1991-10-02
EP0347579A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1991-11-06
US5252294A	United States of America	A	1993-10-12
EP0347579B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1994-03-30
AT103508T	Austria	T	1994-04-15
ATE103508T1	Austria	T1	1994-04-15
DE58907327D1	Germany	D1	1994-05-05

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1998-03-27	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
1998-01-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1997-01-15	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
1996-09-03	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1996-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1996-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1996-02-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
1996-01-10	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
1995-12-29	AssignmentPUE	PUE	CH
1995-12-08	Transmission of propertyTP	TP	FR
1995-08-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
1995-05-16	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1995-03-22	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
1995-03-15	Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)RAP2	RAP2	EP
1995-02-02	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
1995-02-02	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
1994-09-16	Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents actLapsedNLV1	NLV1	EP
1994-06-08	Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)GBT	GBT	EP
1994-05-16	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1994-05-13	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
1994-05-06	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
1994-05-05	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-04-21	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
1994-03-30	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1994-03-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1994-03-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1994-03-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1994-03-30	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-02-11	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
1993-01-07	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
1992-06-17	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1991-11-06	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1991-09-17	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1991-08-28	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1989-12-27	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1989-11-11	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Device having a specific support structure for receiving, analysing and treating samples

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