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EP1692558 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING OPTICAL AND DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGNS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  17.09.2010
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.09.2010Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 20.10.2010  [2010/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CDM Optics, Inc.
Suite 130, 4001 Discovery Drive
Boulder, CO 80303 / US
[2006/34]
Inventor(s)01 / DOWSKI, Edward, Raymond, Jr.
307 East Cleveland Street
Lafayette, CO 80026 / US
02 / JOHNSON, Gregory E.
1180 Monroe Drive, Apartment B
Boulder, CO 80303 / US
03 / KUBELA, Kenneth, Scott
1190 Georgetown Road
Boulder, CO 80305 / US
04 / MACON, Kenneth, Ashley
4508 Bella Vista Drive
Longmont, CO 80503 / US
05 / RAUKER, Goran, M.
4608 Portofino Drive
Longmont, CO 80503 / US
 [2006/34]
Representative(s)Dehns Germany Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 33 04 29
80064 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/38]Kudlek & Grunert Patentanwälte
Postfach 33 04 29
80064 München / DE
Former [2006/34]Kudlek, Franz Thomas
Hössle Kudlek & Partner Patentanwälte Postfach 10 23 38
70019 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date04812670.001.12.2004
[2006/34]
WO2004US40218
Priority number, dateUS20030526216P01.12.2003         Original published format: US 526216 P
[2006/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005054927
Date:16.06.2005
Language:EN
[2005/24]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1692558
Date:23.08.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/00
[2006/34]
CPC:
G02B27/0025 (EP,US); G02B27/0012 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/34]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM OPTIMIEREN VON OPTISCHEN UND DIGITALEN SYSTEMENTWÜRFEN[2006/34]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING OPTICAL AND DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGNS[2006/34]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR OPTIMISER DES MODELES DE SYSTEMES OPTIQUES ET NUMERIQUES[2006/34]
Entry into regional phase20.06.2006National basic fee paid 
20.06.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
20.06.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.06.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
20.06.2006Examination requested  [2006/34]
08.08.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.03.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.09.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.09.2010Application withdrawn by applicant  [2010/42]
14.10.2010Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
21.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
30.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
30.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5748371  (CATHEY JR WADE THOMAS [US], et al) [A] 1-69 * abstract *;
 [A]WO02052331  (CDM OPTICS INC [US]) [A] 1-69 * abstract *;
 [A]US2002118457  (DOWSKI EDWARD RAYMOND [US]) [A] 1-69 * abstract *;
 [A]WO03073153  (CDM OPTICS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-69 * abstract *;
 [A]US2003169944  (DOWSKI EDWARD RAYMOND [US], et al) [A] 1-69 * abstract *;
 [X]  - DOWSKI E R ET AL, "WAVEFRONT CODING: A MODERN METHOD OF ACHIEVING HIGH PERFORMANCE AND/OR LOW COST IMAGING SYSTEMS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, US, (199907), vol. 3779, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 137 - 145, XP008038139 [X] 1-69 * page 142, paragraph 1 - paragraph 2 * * page 143 * * figure 7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.368203
 [A]  - DOWSKI E R ET AL, "WAVEFRONT CODING FOR DETECTION AND ESTIMATION WITH A SINGLE-LENS INCOHERENT OPTICAL SYSTEM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP). DETROIT, MAY 9 - 12, 1995. IMAGE AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SIGNAL PROCESSING/ SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19950509), VOL. 4 CONF. 20, ISBN 0-7803-2432-3, pages 2451 - 2454, XP000535440 [A] 1-69 * abstract *
 [A]  - ROB VAN DEN BERG, "Wavefront coding keeps a focus on applications", OPTO & LASER EUROPE, (200310), URL: http://optics.org/articles/ole/8/10/5, (20050623), XP002333249 [A] 1-69 * the whole document *
 [A]  - SCHUHMANN R ET AL, "ENHANCEMENTS IN THE OPTIMISATION PROCESS IN LENS DESIGN (I)", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LENS DESIGN AND OPTICAL ENGINEERING II, BELLINGHAM, US, (200112), vol. 4441, pages 30 - 36, XP002321543 [A] 1-69 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.449567
 [A]  - ADAMS G ET AL, "ENHANCEMENTS IN THE OPTIMISATION PROCESS IN LENS DESIGN (II)", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LENS DESIGN AND OPTICAL ENGINEERING II, BELLINGHAM, US, (200112), vol. 4441, pages 37 - 42, XP002321544 [A] 1-69 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.449565
 [A]  - ALTER-GARTENBERG R, "INFORMATION METRIC AS A DESIGN TOOL FOR OPTOELECTRONIC IMAGING SYSTEMS", APPLIED OPTICS., OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, US, (20000410), vol. 39, no. 11, pages 1743 - 1760, XP002321545 [A] 1-69 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.39.001743
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