EP1515205A3

Safety controller with hardware memory lock

Abstract

A safety controller provides for reliable mixed execution of standard and safety control programs held in a common memory by providing a hardware lock that is locked at times when the safety program is not executing to minimize potential corruption of the safety program by the standard program.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
WO0161504A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Y	Search report	1-5,7-12,14-18,21-23,25,26
US5553237A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	1-5,7-12,14-18,21-23,25,26

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
661885	United States of America	–	2003-09-12
66188503	United States of America	A	2003-09-12
66188503	United States of America	A	2003-09-12
661885	–	–	–
US20030661885	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
EP1515205A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-03-16
US2005060508A1	United States of America	A1	2005-03-17
EP1517203A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-03-23
US2005091410A1	United States of America	A1	2005-04-28
EP1515205A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-12-27
US7228390B2	United States of America	B2	2007-06-05
US7328370B2	United States of America	B2	2008-02-05
EP1517203A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2009-08-19
EP1517203B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-11-07
EP1515205B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2016-10-05

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2022-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2022-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2022-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2022-04-27	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2022-03-01	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2020-10-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2020-10-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2020-10-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2018-08-27	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2017-09-13	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2017-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2017-08-25	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
2017-08-11	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2017-08-11	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2017-07-06	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2016-11-17	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2016-10-05	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2016-10-05	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2016-09-02	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2016-07-08	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2016-06-15	Intention to grant announcedINTG	INTG	EP
2016-06-15	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
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2016-05-16	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2011-03-16	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2007-09-05	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2007-08-08	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
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2007-03-14	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2006-12-27	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2006-12-27	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2006-11-24	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
2005-03-16	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-03-16	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2005-01-28	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Safety controller with hardware memory lock

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