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EP1041403 - Compact seismic vibrator and method for its application in seismic surveillance or prospecting [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.10.2004 Database last updated on 09.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.01.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 21.02.2007 [2007/08]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE 1, rue Léon Migaux 91341 Massy Cedex / FR
	For all designated states GAZ DE FRANCE (SERVICE NATIONAL) 23 rue Philibert-Delorme F-75840 Paris / FR
	For all designated states Institut Français du Pétrole 1 & 4 avenue de Bois Préau 92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2003/50]	For all designated states COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE 1, Rue Léon Migaux F-91341 Massy Cédex / FR
	For all designated states GAZ DE FRANCE (SERVICE NATIONAL) 23 rue Philibert-Delorme F-75840 Paris / FR
	For all designated states Institut Français du Pétrole 1 & 4 avenue du Bois Préau 92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex / FR
Former [2000/40]	For all designated states COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE 1, Rue Léon Migaux F-91341 Massy Cédex / FR
	For all designated states GAZ DE FRANCE (SERVICE NATIONAL) 23 rue Philibert-Delorme F-75840 Paris / FR
	For all designated states INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE 1 & 4 avenue de Bois-Préau 92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex / FR
Inventor(s)	01 / Meynier, Patrick 23bis, rue des Garennes 78400 Chatou / FR
	[2000/40]
Representative(s)	(deleted)
	[2002/51]
Former [2001/44]	Coadour, Jean Institut Français du Pétrole, 1 et 4 avenue de Bois Préau 92852 Rueil Malmaison / FR
Application number, filing date	00400766.2	20.03.2000
	[2000/40]
Priority number, date	FR19990004001	30.03.1999 Original published format: FR 9904001
	[2000/40]
Filing language	FR
Procedural language	FR
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1041403
	Date:	04.10.2000
	Language:	FR
	[2000/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1041403
	Date:	10.12.2003
	Language:	FR
	[2003/50]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.07.2000
Classification	IPC:	G01V1/143	[2000/40]
	CPC:	G01V1/143 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/40]
Title	German:	Kompakter seismischer Vibrator und Verfahren zur seiner Verwendung in seismische Überwachung und Prospektion	[2000/40]
	English:	Compact seismic vibrator and method for its application in seismic surveillance or prospecting	[2000/40]
	French:	Vibrateur compact et méthode de surveillance ou de prospection sismique utilisant un tel vibrateur	[2000/40]
Examination procedure	04.04.2001	Examination requested [2001/22]
	03.10.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.03.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.04.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.06.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.10.2003	Fee for grant paid
	13.10.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	13.09.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/49]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	10.12.2003
	FI	10.12.2003
	IE	10.12.2003
	GR	10.03.2004
	SE	10.03.2004
	LU	20.03.2004
	CH	31.03.2004
	LI	31.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
	[2007/08]
Former [2005/23]	FI	10.12.2003
	IE	10.12.2003
	GR	10.03.2004
	SE	10.03.2004
	LU	20.03.2004
	CH	31.03.2004
	LI	31.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2005/21]	FI	10.12.2003
	IE	10.12.2003
	GR	10.03.2004
	SE	10.03.2004
	CH	31.03.2004
	LI	31.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2005/02]	FI	10.12.2003
	IE	10.12.2003
	GR	10.03.2004
	SE	10.03.2004
	MC	31.03.2004
Former [2004/40]	FI	10.12.2003
	IE	10.12.2003
	GR	10.03.2004
	SE	10.03.2004
Former [2004/33]	FI	10.12.2003
	GR	10.03.2004
	SE	10.03.2004
Former [2004/26]	FI	10.12.2003
	SE	10.03.2004
Former [2004/24]	SE	10.03.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0327372 (YOSHIDA KOGYO KK [JP]) [A] 1,11 * abstract * * page 2, column 2, line 24 - line 28 * * page 3, column 4, line 59 - line 62 *;
		[DA]US5005665 (CHEUNG LIM H [US]) [DA] 1,11 * abstract *;
		[A]US5360951 (TURPENING WALTER R [US]) [A] 1,11 * abstract *;
		[DA]US5724311 (LAURENT JEAN [FR], et al) [DA] 1,11* abstract *
	Examination	US3110825

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