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EP1894253 - ASYMMETRICAL MICROLENSES ON PIXEL ARRAYS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.05.2012
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip18.05.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.06.2012  [2012/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
4275 Burton Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2011/36]
Former [2011/28]For all designated states
Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester, NY 14650-2201 / US
Former [2008/10]For all designated states
Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MCGRATH, Robert Daniel
32 Old Farm Circle
Pittsford, New York 14534 / US
02 / WAKE, Ronald Warren
303 Lighthouse Road
Hilton, New York 14468 / US
 [2008/10]
Representative(s)Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/22]Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Former [2011/22]Weber, Etienne Nicolas
Kodak Etablissement de Chalon Campus Industriel - Département Brevets Route de Demigny - Z.I. Nord - B.P. 21
71102 Chalon sur Saône Cedex / FR
Former [2008/10]Weber, Etienne Nicolas
Kodak Industrie Département Brevets - CRT 61/1
71102 Chalon sur Sâone Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date06771388.326.05.2006
[2008/10]
WO2006US20585
Priority number, dateUS20050686106P01.06.2005         Original published format: US 686106 P
US2005025391518.10.2005         Original published format: US 253915
[2008/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006130517
Date:07.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1894253
Date:05.03.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.12.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1894253
Date:13.07.2011
Language:EN
[2011/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.12.2006
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/146
[2011/07]
CPC:
H10F39/8063 (EP,US); H10F99/00 (KR); G02B3/00 (KR);
H10F77/413 (EP,US); H10F39/18 (EP,US); H10F39/803 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/10]H01L31/0232, H01L27/146
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2008/30]
Former [2008/10]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ASYMMETRISCHE MIKROLINSEN AUF PIXEL-ARRAYS[2008/10]
English:ASYMMETRICAL MICROLENSES ON PIXEL ARRAYS[2008/10]
French:MICROLENTILLES ASYMETRIQUES SITUEES SUR DES RESEAUX DE PIXELS[2008/10]
Entry into regional phase08.12.2007National basic fee paid 
08.12.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
08.12.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.12.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.12.2007Examination requested  [2008/10]
03.01.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
07.02.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
17.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.05.2011Fee for grant paid
31.05.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  17.03.2008
Opposition(s)16.04.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
07.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
25.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
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