Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau

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Guide to STN Patent Databases
35 Legal status search example
35.1 Example 1
We are interested in the current legal status of various members of the patent family of the US patent numbered
6,479,876.
Note: The patent databases with legal status information allow searching by publication or application number.
Appropriate DISPLAY formats for the legal status are available.
The details available vary between the databases.
35.1.1 Search in INPADOCDB
=> FIL INPADOCDB
FILE 'INPADOCDB' ENTERED
COPYRIGHT (C) 2007 European Patent Office / FIZ Karlsruhe
=> S US6479876/PN
L1 1 US6479876/PN
=> D FFAM
SEARCH with the patent or application number. The legal status
can be displayed e.g. by D MAX or D ALL LS or D LS (legal status
field only).
If there is a patent family with few members it is more effective
to use a family display format with legal status information for
all members (if the full information is needed). LFAM or FFAM
are possible. The IFAM format would have even more details
(Indented Family Format)
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 INPADOCDB COPYRIGHT 2007 EPO/FIZ KA on STN
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MEMBER 1
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AN 21397282 INPADOCDB UP 20070719 UW 200729
TI Vertical power MOSFET.
Vertikaler Leistungs-MOSFET.
TL English; German
IN TIHANYI, JENOE, DR.-ING., 85551 KIRCHHEIM, DE; DEBOY, GERALD,
DR.RER.NAT., 82008 UNTERHACHING, DE
INS TIHANYI JENOE DR ING, DE; DEBOY GERALD DR RER NAT, DE
PA SIEMENS AG, 80333 MUENCHEN, DE
PAS SIEMENS AG, DE
DT Patent
PI DE 19730759 C1 19980903
PIT DEC1 PATENT SPECIFICATION (FIRST PUBL.) [FROM 1,400,000 ON]
FDT DED1 Grant of a patent without 'OFFENLEGUNGSSCHRIFT'
DAV 19980903 printed-with-grant
STA GRANTED
AI DE 1997-19730759 A 19970717
AIT DEA Patent application
PRAI DE 1997-19730759 A 19970717 (DEA)
PRAIT DEA Patent application
IC.V 6
ICM H01L0029-78
IPCR H01L0021-336 [I,A]; H01L0029-167 [I,A]; H01L0029-32 [I,A]; H01L0029-76
[I,A]; H01L0029-78 [I,A]; H01L0031-062 [I,A]
H01L0021-02 [I,C*]; H01L0029-02 [I,C*]; H01L0029-66 [I,C*]; H01L0031-06
[I,C*]
EPC H01L0029-78B2; H01L0029-06B2B3R2; H01L0029-167; H01L0029-32
FA AB; AI; AN; DAV; DT; EPC; ICM; IN; INS; IPC; IPCR; PA; PAS; PI; PIT;
PRAI; REP; TI
CHG EPC C