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EP About this file: EP1561424

EP1561424 - Non-invasive diagnostic imaging method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2009
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.04.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.05.2009  [2009/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
For all designated states
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
1385 Shimo-Ishigami Otawara-shi
Tochigi-ken 324-8550 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/22]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
For all designated states
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
1385 Shimo-Ishigami Otawara-shi
Tochigi-ken 324-8550 / JP
Former [2007/52]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
For all designated states
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
1385 Shimo-Ishigami Otawara-shi
Tochigi-ken 324-8550 / JP
Former [2005/32]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
For all designated states
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
1385 Shimoisigami
Otawara-shi, Tochigi-ken 324-8550 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kanayama, Shoichi
245-1-437 Kawayanagicho 4-chome
Koshigaya-shi Saitama-ken / JP
02 / Itsumi, Kazuhiro
201 House-Ten-Miyazaki 605-11 Miyazaki Miyamac-ku
Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa-ken / JP
 [2005/32]
Representative(s)Midgley, Jonathan Lee
Marks & Clerk
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/32]Midgley, Jonathan Lee
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date04251911.631.03.2004
[2005/32]
Priority number, dateJP2004003057806.02.2004         Original published format: JP 2004030578
[2005/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1561424
Date:10.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1561424
Date:28.05.2008
Language:EN
[2008/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.06.2004
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/14, A61B5/00
[2005/32]
CPC:
A61B8/14 (EP,US); A47G19/025 (KR); A47G23/0225 (KR);
A47G23/0306 (KR); A61B5/0035 (EP,US); A61B5/0091 (EP,US);
A61B5/0095 (EP,US); A61B5/14546 (EP,US); A61B5/4312 (EP,US);
A61B8/5238 (EP,US); G01N29/0609 (EP,US); A47G2400/08 (KR);
A61B2562/046 (EP,US); A61B5/145 (EP,US); A61B5/14532 (EP,US);
G01N2291/02809 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2006/18]
Former [2005/32]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zur nichtinvasiven Diagnostik-Bilderzeugung[2005/32]
English:Non-invasive diagnostic imaging method and apparatus[2005/32]
French:Procédé et dispositif pour l'imagerie diagnostique non-invasive[2005/32]
Examination procedure13.04.2004Examination requested  [2005/32]
17.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.01.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.04.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2007Date of oral proceedings
29.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.04.2008Fee for grant paid
03.04.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.03.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL28.05.2008
[2008/51]
Documents cited:Search[A]US5999836  (NELSON ROBERT S [US], et al) [A] 1,2,9,29 * column 24, line 1 - line 13 * * column 25, line 8 - line 45 ** figures 14,17,18 *;
 [A]US6216540  (NELSON ROBERT S [US], et al) [A] 1,2,9,29 * column 5, line 26 - line 35 * * column 16, line 5 - line 65 * * column 18, line 24 - line 35 * * column 20, line 45 - line 48 * * column 22, line 1 - line 10 * * column 24, line 15 - line 34 * * column 41, line 24 - line 41 *;
 [A]US6390978  (IRION KLAUS M [DE], et al) [A] 2-5,7,9,16-19 * column 3, line 56 - line 63 * * column 4, line 47 - line 56 * * column 5, line 18 - line 45 * * column 9, line 17 - column 11, line 38 * * column 12, line 20 - line 41 * * column 13, line 18 * * figures 1,7 *;
 [Y]US2003055308  (FRIEMEL BARRY HUGH [US], et al) [Y] 1-23,26-30 * paragraphs [0002] , [0006] *;
 [XY]US2003167002  (NAGAR RON [IL], et al) [X] 24,25 * paragraphs [0009] , [0011] , [0026] , [0027] , [0058] , [0070] , [0073] - [0084] - [0088] , [0147] - [0150] * * figure 1 * [Y] 1-23,26-30
ExaminationUS5977538
 WO2005067786
by applicantEP0215776
 US5348002
 US5840023
 US6309352
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