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EP1700109 - ACOUSTO-MECHANICAL DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 11.11.2011 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.11.2011	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 14.12.2011 [2011/50]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states 3M Innovative Properties Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2006/37]	For all designated states 3M Innovative Properties Company 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / CARTER, Chad J., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	02 / DAVID, Moses M., 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	03 / DODGE, Larry H., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	04 / FREE, M. Benton, 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	05 / GASON, Samuel J., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	06 / HUIZINGA, John S., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	07 / JOHNSTON, Raymond P., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	08 / LAKSHMI, Brinda B., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	09 / MACH, Patrick A., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	10 / MARTIN, Larry G., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	11 / PEKUROVSKY, Mikhail L., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	12 / SCHABERG, Mark S., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	13 / SMITH, Jeffrey D., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	14 / WOOD, Kenneth B., 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	15 / XU, Wenyuan, 3M Center Post Office Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	[2006/37]
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/35]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
Former [2006/37]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04821309.4	17.12.2004
	[2006/37]
	WO2004US42662
Priority number, date	US20030533169P	30.12.2003 Original published format: US 533169 P
	[2006/37]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2005075973
	Date:	18.08.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/33]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1700109
	Date:	13.09.2006
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.08.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/37]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	26.01.2006
Classification	IPC:	G01N29/02, G01N33/543, B01L3/00	[2006/37]
	CPC:	G01N29/022 (EP,US); G01N29/02 (KR); B01L3/00 (KR); B01L3/502723 (EP,US); B01L3/502746 (EP,US); B01L3/523 (EP,US); (+) C07C311/51 (EP,US); C07D207/46 (EP,US); C07D275/06 (EP,US); G01N29/222 (EP,US); G01N29/2462 (EP,US); G01N33/543 (KR); B01L2200/04 (EP,US); B01L2200/0684 (EP,US); B01L2200/10 (EP,US); B01L2200/16 (EP,US); B01L2300/06 (EP,US); B01L2300/0663 (EP,US); B01L2300/0672 (EP,US); B01L2300/069 (EP,US); B01L2300/161 (EP,US); B01L2400/0406 (EP,US); B01L2400/0478 (EP,US); B01L2400/0683 (EP,US); B01L2400/086 (EP,US); B01L2400/088 (EP,US); B01L3/50273 (EP,US); G01N2291/0255 (EP,US); G01N2291/0256 (EP,US); G01N2291/02881 (EP,US); G01N2291/0422 (EP,US); G01N2291/0423 (EP,US); G01N2291/0426 (EP,US); G01N2291/0427 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, 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 [2006/37]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	YU	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AKUSTISCH-MECHANISCHE NACHWEISSYSTEME UND VERWENDUNGSVERFAHREN	[2006/37]
	English:	ACOUSTO-MECHANICAL DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE	[2006/37]
	French:	SYSTEMES DE DETECTION ACOUSTO-MECANIQUES, ET PROCEDES D'UTILISATION	[2006/37]
Entry into regional phase	10.07.2006	National basic fee paid
	10.07.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.07.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.07.2006	Examination requested [2006/37]
	14.04.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.10.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.02.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.06.2011	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2011/50]
	27.07.2011	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2011/50]
Divisional application(s)	EP10185801.7 / EP2282200
	EP10185830.6 / EP2280274
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 14.04.2008
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.12.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.12.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.12.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited in	International search	[XAY]US6156270 (BUECHLER KENNETH FRANCIS [US]) [X] 1,3-9,11 * abstract * * column 3, line 19 - column 8, line 65 * * column 15, line 44 - column 38, line 3 * [A] 10,20,21,24,25,28,34,38,39 [Y] 2,12-19,22,23,26,27,29-33,35-37,40-45;
		[Y]US4233029 (COLUMBUS RICHARD L) [Y] 1 * abstract * * column 1, line 5 - column 13, line 40 *;
		[Y]US2003170881 (DAVIS GRAHAM [US], et al) [Y] 1 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0059] *;
		[Y]US6656428 (CLARK DAVID D [US], et al) [Y] 12-19,22,23,26,27 * abstract * * column 7, line 1 - line 22 * * column 24, line 47 - column 27, line 18 *;
		[Y]US6369893 (CHRISTEL LEE A [US], et al) [Y] 12,23 * abstract * * column 7, line 16 - column 11, line 23 *;
		[Y]WO02088296 (BOSTON BIOMEDICA INC [US], et al) [Y] 12,23 * abstract * * page 5, line 5 - line 10 * * page 21, line 10 - page 22, line 15 *;
		[Y]US5674742 (NORTHRUP M ALLEN [US], et al) [Y] 29-33,35-37,40-45 * abstract * * column 4, line 24 - column 12, line 8 *;
		[Y]EP0657737 (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [Y] 29 * abstract * * page 2, line 12 - page 3, line 47 *
		[Y] - J.W.GRATE, G.C.FRYE, "Acoustic Wave sensors", SENSORS UPDATE , EDITORS: H. BALTES, W. GÖPEL, J. HESSE, VCH-Verlag,Weinheim, (1996), vol. 2, ISBN 3-527-29432-5, pages 38 - 83, XP002334970 [Y] 1,2,30,45 * page 45, paragraph 2.2.7; figures 2.1,2.4; tables 2.1,2.2 *

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