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EP1682956 - A METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING AN OBJECT USING A VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION OF SAID OBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.04.2009
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.04.2009Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.05.2009  [2009/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Metris N.V.
Interleuvenlaan 15D
3001 Leuven / BE
[2006/30]
Inventor(s)01 / VAN COPPENOLLE, Bart
Merellaan 3
B-3210 Linden / BE
02 / DE JONGE, Lieven
Nijvelsebaan 4
B-3090 Overijse / BE
 [2006/30]
Representative(s)Brants, Johan P.E., et al
De Clercq, Brants & Partners cv
Edgard Gevaertdreef 10a
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
[N/P]
Former [2006/30]Brants, Johan P.E., et al
De Clercq Brants & Partners Edgard Gevaertdreef 10a
9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
Application number, filing date04790399.214.10.2004
[2006/30]
WO2004EP11540
Priority number, dateUS20030511491P15.10.2003         Original published format: US 511491 P
EP2003044725315.10.2003         Original published format: EP 03447253
[2006/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005040944
Date:06.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1682956
Date:26.07.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.05.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.05.2005
ClassificationIPC:G05B19/401
[2006/30]
CPC:
G05B19/401 (EP,US); G01B21/047 (EP,US); G05B2219/36002 (EP,US);
G05B2219/37066 (EP,US); G05B2219/37193 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2006/30]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, EINRICHTUNG UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM ZUR AUSWERTUNG EINES OBJEKTS UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER VIRTUELLEN REPRÄSENTATION DES OBJEKTS[2006/30]
English:A METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING AN OBJECT USING A VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION OF SAID OBJECT[2006/30]
French:PROCEDE, DISPOSITIF ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE POUR EVALUER UN OBJET EN UTILISANT UNE REPRESENTATION VIRTUELLE DUDIT OBJET[2006/30]
Entry into regional phase09.05.2006National basic fee paid 
09.05.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
09.05.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.08.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.05.2006Examination requested  [2006/30]
10.07.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.01.2008Date of oral proceedings
03.07.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2009/22]
03.07.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
29.03.2009Application refused, date of legal effect [2009/22]
Appeal following examination02.09.2008Appeal received No.  T2329/08
16.03.2009Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant inadmissible
Divisional application(s)EP08150278.3   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 16.02.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
26.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.200805   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[XY]WO0244650  (XYGENT LTD [GB]) [X] 1-19,28-30 * page 1, line 1 - page 6, line 17 * * figure 1; claims 1-3 * [Y] 20-27;
 [XA]US2002114537  (SUTULA DANIEL P [US]) [X] 17,18 * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0067]; figures 1,7,10-15 * [A] 3;
 [A]WO0173372  (ROSEN BENGT GOERAN [SE]) [A] 1,11 * page 5, line 1 - page 11, line 9; figures 1-6; claims 8,9 *;
 [Y]US2002170192  (STEFFEY KENNETH [US], et al) [Y] 20-26 * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0051]; figures 2-8 *;
 [Y]US2003135474  (CIRCENIS EDGAR [US], et al) [Y] 27 * abstract * * paragraph [0032]; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]WO0129624  (BSIS INC [US]) [A] 1,19,28,29 * page 5, line 22 - page 8, line 12; figure 2 *;
 [A]  - WOCKE P, "KMG AUTOMATISCH PROGRAMMIEREN GENERIERUNG, VISUALISIERUNG UND MODIFIZIERUNG VON ANTASTPUNKTEN UND VERFAHRWEGEN", F & M. FEINWERKTECHNIK MIKROTECHNIK MESSTECHNIK, CARL HANSER GMBH, MUNCHEN, DE, (19940401), vol. 102, no. 4, ISSN 0944-1018, pages 181 - 186, XP000446402 [A] 1,4-8,12-18,29,30 * the whole document *
 [A]  - "AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING INSPECTION SYSTEM", NTIS TECH NOTES, US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. SPRINGFIELD, VA, US, (19910201), ISSN 0889-8464, page 179,1,2, XP000224776 [A] 1 * the whole document *
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