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EP1678585 - USER INTERFACE DEVICES AND METHODS EMPLOYING ACCELEROMETERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.06.2011
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.06.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.07.2011  [2011/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
15245 Shady Grove Road Suite 450
Rockville, MD 20850 / US
[2006/28]
Inventor(s)01 / LIBERTY, Matthew, G.
10714 Muirfield Drive
Potomac, MD 20854 / US
02 / SIMPKINS, Daniel, S.
8403 Irvington Avenue
Bethesda, Md 20817 / US
 [2006/28]
Representative(s)Schorr, Frank Jürgen, et al
Diehl & Partner GbR
Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/37]Schorr, Frank Jürgen, et al
Diehl & Partner Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München / DE
Former [2006/28]Schorr, Frank Jürgen, et al
Diehl & Partner GbR Augustenstrasse 46
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date04796360.825.10.2004
[2006/28]
WO2004US35369
Priority number, dateUS20030513869P23.10.2003         Original published format: US 513869 P
US20040566444P30.04.2004         Original published format: US 566444 P
US20040612571P23.09.2004         Original published format: US 612571 P
[2006/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005040991
Date:06.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/18]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1678585
Date:12.07.2006
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.
[2006/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.07.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.04.2008
ClassificationIPC:G09G5/00
[2006/34]
CPC:
G06F3/017 (EP,US); G09G5/00 (KR); G06F3/00 (KR);
G06F3/0346 (EP,KR,US); G06F3/0488 (KR); H04N21/42222 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2006/28]G06F1/00
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 [2006/28]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BENUTZEROBERFLÄCHENEINRICHTUNGEN UND -VERFAHREN, DIE BESCHLEUNIGUNGSMESSER VERWENDEN[2006/28]
English:USER INTERFACE DEVICES AND METHODS EMPLOYING ACCELEROMETERS[2006/28]
French:DISPOSITIFS INTERFACES D'UTILISATEURS ET PROCEDES UTILISANT DES ACCELEROMETRES[2006/28]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2006National basic fee paid 
24.04.2006Search fee paid 
24.04.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.04.2006Examination requested  [2006/28]
19.08.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.02.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.02.2011Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.03.2011
28.02.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/28]
09.03.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
10.03.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/28]
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  19.08.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
22.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
20.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
22.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
19.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.200805   M06   Fee paid on   20.11.2008
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4839838  (LABICHE MITCHELL [US], et al) [X] 9* the whole document *;
 [X]US5128671  (THOMAS JR WILLIAM A [US]) [X] 1 * column 1, lines 34-49; figure 1 * * column 2, lines 11-23 * * column 2, line 56 - column 3, line 68 * * column 4, lines 17-31 *;
 [X]US5453758  (SATO KAZUHIRO [JP]) [X] 1-11 * column 3, lines 14-20; figure 1 * * column 3, line 42 - column 4, line 16; figure 3 * * column 4, line 42 - column 6, line 67; figures 6-8 * * column 7, line 46 - column 8, line 3 * * column 8, line 43 - column 9, line 5; figure 16 * * column 9, line 59 - column 10, line 56 *;
 [A]US5819206  (HORTON MIKE A [US], et al) [A] 1-3 * abstract * * column 3, lines 43-54 *;
 [A]WO0178055  (FEINSTEIN DAVID Y [US]) [A] 2-8 * page 4, paragraphs 2,3 * * page 5, paragraph 2 * * page 8, paragraphs 3,4 * * page 10, paragraph 3 - page 11, paragraph 1; figure 5 * * page 13, paragraph 2; figure 7 * * page 14, paragraph 4 * * page 15, paragraph 4 - page 16, paragraph 1 * * page 19, paragraph 4 - page 20, paragraph 3; figures 14,15 *;
 [A]US6369794  (SAKURAI YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 4-8 * column 7, line 34 - column 24, line 50; figures 1-22 *
International search[XT]US6998966  (PEDERSEN THOMAS [DK], et al);
 [XT]US6993923  (BEERS RICHARD F [US]);
 [XT]US6990639  (WILSON ANDREW [US])
by applicantUS5440326
 US5453758
 US5128671
 US5819206
 US4839838
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