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EP1466559 - Methods and apparatus for cardiac imaging with conventional computed tomography [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.06.2009
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.07.2009  [2009/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/42]For all designated states
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hsieh, Jiang
19970 West Keswick Court
Brookfield Wisconsin 53045 / US
02 / Shen, Yun
City Hous 5-1043 4-7-5,Asahigaoka
Hino-shi Tokyo 191 / JP
03 / Woodford, Mark
709 Larchmont Drive
Waukesha Wisconsin 53186 / JP
04 / Pan, Tin-Su
2710 Fieldside Court
Brookfield Wisconsin 53005 / US
05 / Woloschek, Steven John
4695 Highview Drive
Franklin Wisconsin 53132 / US
06 / Acharya, Kishore
1325 Ridgeway Road
Brookfield Wisconsin 53005 / US
 [2005/10]
Former [2005/09]01 / Hsieh, Jiang
19970 West Keswick Court
Brookfield Wisconsin 53045 / US
02 / Shen, Yun
City Hous 5-1043 4-7-5,Asahigaoka
Hino-shi Tokyo 191 / JP
03 / Woodford, Mark
1029 Oxford Road
Waukesha Wisconsin 53188 / JP
04 / Pan, Tin-Su
2710 Fieldside Court
Brookfield Wisconsin 53005 / US
05 / Woloschek, Steven John
4695 Highview Drive
Franklin Wisconsin 53132 / US
06 / Acharya, Kishore
1325 Ridgeway Road
Brookfield Wisconsin 53005 / US
Former [2004/42]01 / Hsieh, Jiang
19970 West Keswick Court
Brookfield Wisconsin 53045 / US
02 / Shen, Yun
City Hous 5-1043
Hino-shi Tokyo 191 / JP
03 / Woodford, Mark
1029 Oxford Road
Waukesha Wisconsin 53188 / JP
04 / Pan, Tin-Su
2710 Fieldside Court
Brookfield Wisconsin 53005 / US
05 / Woloschek, Steven John
4695 Highview Drive
Franklin Wisconsin 53132 / US
06 / Acharya, Kishore
1325 Ridgeway Road
Brookfield Wisconsin 53005 / US
Representative(s)Pedder, James Cuthbert, et al
London Patent Operation
General Electric International, Inc.
15 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6LU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/42]Pedder, James Cuthbert, et al
London Patent Operation, General Electric International, Inc., 15 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date04016712.429.09.2000
[2004/42]
Priority number, dateUS1999041015730.09.1999         Original published format: US 410157
[2004/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1466559
Date:13.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1466559
Date:08.06.2005
[2005/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1466559
Date:20.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.04.2005
ClassificationIPC:A61B6/00, A61B6/03
[2004/42]
CPC:
A61B6/541 (EP,US); A61B6/032 (EP,US); A61B6/503 (EP,US);
A61B6/027 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   NL [2004/42]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zur Abbildung des Herzens mit konventioneller Computer-Tomographie[2004/42]
English:Methods and apparatus for cardiac imaging with conventional computed tomography[2004/42]
French:Procédés et appareil d'imagerie cardiaque par tomographie classique assistée par ordinateur[2004/42]
Examination procedure08.12.2005Examination requested  [2006/05]
28.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
22.06.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2008Fee for grant paid
03.07.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP00308616.2  / EP1090586
Opposition(s)25.05.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
15.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
15.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
02.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
01.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4182311  (HARELL GEORGE S [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * column 9, line 54 - column 10, line 7 * * column 5, line 39 - column 9, line 24; tables 1-4 *;
 [X]US4641328  (FUJISE MASAKUNI [JP]) [X] 1-10 * column 3, line 24 - column 5, line 24 *;
 [X]US4868747  (MORI ISSEI [JP], et al) [X] 1-10 * column 1, line 62 - column 2, line 23 * * column 3, line 4 - column 5, line 3; tables 1-3,5,9 *;
 [A]US5271055  (HSIEH JIANG [US], et al) [A] 1,6 * column 3, line 45 - column 4, line 51; tables 1-3 *;
 [X]US5383231  (YAMAGISHI ICHIRO [JP]) [X] 1-10 * column 2, line 66 - column 3, line 20 * * column 4, line 6 - column 5, line 36; table 2 *;
 [A]US5396418  (HEUSCHER DOMINIC J [US]) [A] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [A]US5818896  (HSIEH JIANG [US]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO9907283  (ELSCINT LTD [IL], et al) [X] 1-10 * page 7, paragraph 3 - page 12, paragraph 2 *;
 [X]DE19740214  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [X] 1-10 * column 1, line 3 - column 3, line 45; tables 1,2 *
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