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EP About this file: EP1410091

EP1410091 - IMAGE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FROM THREE ROD LENSES FOR RIGID ENDOSCOPES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.02.2007
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT		published on 07.11.2007  [2007/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/14]For all designated states
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
Former [2004/51]For all designated states
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
Former [2004/17]For all designated states
Karl Storz GmbH & Co.
Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / LEI, Fang
Weihertobelstrasse 9
78591 Durchhausen / DE
 [2004/17]
Representative(s)Fugmann, Winfried, et al
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/51]Fugmann, Winfried, et al
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
Former [2004/17]Fugmann, Winfried
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG Mittelstrasse 8
78532 Tuttlingen / DE
Application number, filing date02754905.419.07.2002
[2004/17]
WO2002EP08035
Priority number, dateDE200113611726.07.2001         Original published format: DE 10136117
[2004/17]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03012521
Date:13.02.2003
Language:DE
[2003/07]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1410091
Date:21.04.2004
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.02.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1410091
Date:05.04.2006
Language:DE
[2006/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:G02B23/24
[2004/17]
CPC:
G02B23/2446 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2006/14]
Former [2004/17]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:BILDÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM AUS DREI STABLINSEN FÜR STARRE ENDOSKOPE[2004/17]
English:IMAGE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FROM THREE ROD LENSES FOR RIGID ENDOSCOPES[2004/17]
French:SYSTEME DE TRANSMISSION D'IMAGES CONSTITUE DE TROIS LENTILLES BARREAU POUR ENDOSCOPES RIGIDES[2005/44]
Former [2004/17]SYSTEME DE TRANSMISSION D'IMAGES CONSTITUE DE TROIS LENTILLES-BARREAU CON U POUR DES ENDOSCOPES RIGIDES
Entry into regional phase12.02.2004National basic fee paid 
12.02.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
12.02.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.02.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
12.02.2004Examination requested  [2004/17]
13.07.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.09.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.10.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2006Fee for grant paid
13.01.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.01.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
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[2007/45]
Former [2007/38]IT05.04.2006
Cited inInternational search[Y]JPS6120015  ;
 [YD]GB1534541  (SECR SOCIAL SERVICE BRIT) [YD] 9,17 * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US5632718  (IGARASHI TSUTOMU [JP], et al) [A] 1-22* figures 36,39,40 *;
 [XY]US5861987  (NAKAMURA SHINICHI [JP], et al) [X] 2,5-8,10,11,13,16,18-22 * column 9, line 46 - column 10, line 43; figure 2; claims 3-1 * * column 16, line 25 - column 17, line 40; figure 12 * [Y] 4,9,17;
 [XY]  - TOMKINSON T H ET AL, "Rigid endoscopic relay systems: a comparative study", APPLIED OPTICS, 1 DEC. 1996, OPT. SOC. AMERICA, USA, vol. 35, no. 34, ISSN 0003-6935, pages 6674 - 6683, XP002234216 [X] 1,8,11-15,22 * paragraphs [005B] , [006F]; figure 13 * [Y] 3,17

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.35.006674
 [Y]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860612), vol. 010, no. 165, Database accession no. (P - 467), & JP61020015 A 19860128 (OLYMPUS KOGAKU KOGYO KK) [Y] 3,4 * abstract *
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