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EP1972030 - RECONFIGURABLE PAYLOAD USING NON-FOCUSED REFLECTOR ANTENNA FOR HIEO AND GEO SATELLITES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.09.2013
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.10.2013  [2013/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lockheed Martin Corporation (Maryland Corp.)
6801 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda MD 20817 / US
[2008/39]
Inventor(s)01 / RAO, Sudhakar, K.
125 Livery Drive
Churchville, PA 18966 / US
02 / PECK, Stephen, R.
1088 Drew Drive
Yardley, PA 19067 / US
03 / TANG, Minh
1116 Daffodil Drive
Yardley, PA 19067 / US
04 / WANG, Jim
121 Edwards Drive
Churchville, PA 18966 / US
05 / BROWN, David, M.
1171 Shannon Road
Upper Makefield, PA 18940 / US
 [2008/39]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/47]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Former [2010/26]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Former [2008/39]Hill, Justin John, et al
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP 7 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 3AR / GB
Application number, filing date06845366.114.12.2006
[2008/39]
WO2006US47609
Priority number, dateUS20060758674P13.01.2006         Original published format: US 758674 P
US2006048049705.07.2006         Original published format: US 480497
[2008/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007087038
Date:02.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/31]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1972030
Date:24.09.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.08.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1972030
Date:21.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US10.01.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.2010
ClassificationIPC:H01Q13/00, H01Q19/10, H01Q19/12, H01Q19/17, H01Q25/00
[2012/31]
CPC:
H01Q19/12 (EP,US); H01Q19/10 (EP,US); H01Q19/17 (EP,US);
H01Q25/007 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2010/47]H01Q13/00, H01Q19/10, H01Q19/12, H01Q19/17
Former IPC [2008/39]H01Q13/00
Designated contracting statesFR [2009/07]
Former [2008/39]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 
TitleGerman:UMKONFIGURIERBARE NUTZINFORMATIONEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER NICHTFOKUSSIERTEN REFLEKTORANTENNE FÜR HIEO- UND GEO-SATELLITEN[2008/39]
English:RECONFIGURABLE PAYLOAD USING NON-FOCUSED REFLECTOR ANTENNA FOR HIEO AND GEO SATELLITES[2008/39]
French:CHARGE RECONFIGURABLE UTILISANT UNE ANTENNE DE REFLECTEUR NON CIBLEE POUR DES SATELLITES HIEO ET GEO[2008/39]
Entry into regional phase18.06.2008National basic fee paid 
18.06.2008Search fee paid 
18.06.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
18.06.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/39]
14.08.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
19.09.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
21.04.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2012Fee for grant paid
04.10.2012Fee 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  09.07.2012
Opposition(s)22.08.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0420739  (EUROP AGENCE SPATIALE [FR]) [Y] 1,5-8,11,15-18 * column 7, line 34 - column 9, line 42 * * figures 1A-6B * * abstract *;
 [A]EP1170823  (CIT ALCATEL [FR]) [A] 1-3,5-13,15-20 * column 1, line 25 - column 2, line 28 * * figures 1,2 * * abstract *;
 [Y]US2004189538  (RAO SUDHAKAR K [US], et al) [Y] 1-3,5-13,15-20 * page 2, paragraph 32 - page 3, paragraph 42 * * figures 1-5 * * abstract *;
 [Y]US2005052333  (RAO SUDHAKAR K [US], et al) [Y] 1-3,5-13,15-20 * page 3, paragraph 36 - page 4, paragraph 41 * * figures 1-4 * * abstract *;
 [A]  - IZURU NAITO ET AL, "A METHOD OF DESIGNING FEED-ARRAY EXCITATION COEFFICIENTS FOR ARRAY-FED REFLECTOR-TYPE RECONFIGURABLE BEAM ANTENNAS", ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN, PART I - COMMUNICATIONS, WILEY, HOBOKEN, NJ, US, (19960901), vol. 79, no. 9, ISSN 8756-6621, pages 81 - 90, XP000623862 [A] 1,11 * the whole document *
International search[X]US2005140558  (JUNG YOUNG-BAE [KR], et al);
 [Y]US6456252  (GOYETTE GUY [US]);
 [Y]US5936592  (RAMANUJAM PARTHASARATHY [US], et al);
 [Y]US5422595  (LOTT JOEL M [US])
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