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EP1516206 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMING EARTH FORMATION SHEAR-WAVE TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY FROM BOREHOLE STONELEY-WAVE MEASUREMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.02.2015 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.02.2015	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 11.03.2015 [2015/11]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 2100 Houston, TX 77019-2118 / US
	[2008/36]
Former [2007/38]	For all designated states Baker Hughes Incorporated 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 2100 Houston, TX 77019 / US
Former [2005/12]	For all designated states BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 3900 Essex Lane Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77027 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / TANG, Xiao, Ming 4119 St. Ives Sugar Land, TX 77479 / US
	[2005/12]
Representative(s)	Hano, Christian, et al v. Füner Ebbinghaus Finck Hano Mariahilfplatz 2 & 3 81541 München / DE
	[2014/14]
Former [2005/12]	Hano, Christian, Dipl.-Ing., et al v. Füner Ebbinghaus Finck Hano Mariahilfplatz 2 & 3 81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date	03762068.9	26.06.2003
	[2005/12]
	WO2003US20148
Priority number, date	US20020184196	27.06.2002 Original published format: US 184196
	[2005/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004003590
	Date:	08.01.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/02]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1516206
	Date:	23.03.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.01.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/12]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1516206
	Date:	02.04.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/14]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	08.01.2004
Classification	IPC:	G01V1/50	[2005/12]
	CPC:	G01V1/50 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	FR, GB [2005/42]
Former [2005/12]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER ERDFORMATIONS SCHERWELLEN-QUERISOTROPIE AUS MESSUNGEN VON STONELEYWELLEN IN EINEM BOHRLOCH	[2013/46]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMING EARTH FORMATION SHEAR-WAVE TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY FROM BOREHOLE STONELEY-WAVE MEASUREMENTS	[2005/12]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE DETERMINATION DE L'ISOTROPIE TRANSVERSALE D'ONDES EQUIVOLUMIQUES D'UNE FORMATION TERRESTRE A PARTIR DE MESURES D'ONDES DE STONELEY D'UN PUITS DE FORAGE	[2005/12]
	Former [2005/12]	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER ERDFORMATIONS-SHEAR-WELLEN-QUERISOTROPHIE AUS STONELEY-WELLEN-BOHRLOCHMESSUNGEN
Entry into regional phase	29.12.2004	National basic fee paid
	29.12.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	29.12.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.01.2004	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	29.12.2004	Examination requested [2005/12]
	04.07.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.02.2007	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	23.02.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.10.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.02.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.10.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.02.2014	Fee for grant paid
	14.02.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 04.07.2006
Opposition(s)	06.01.2015	No opposition filed within time limit [2015/11]
Request for further processing for:	01.03.2007	Request for further processing filed
	01.03.2007	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	16.03.2007	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.06.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.06.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 09
	26.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 10
	10.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 11
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		[A]GB2292799 (SCHLUMBERGER LTD [US]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[Y]US6351991 (SINHA BIKASH K [US]) [Y] 1,8,14 * abstract * * column 8, line 45 - line 60 *;
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