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EP1975680 - Illumination device and method for illuminating uniformly an image generating micro display [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  25.05.2012
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.05.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 27.06.2012  [2012/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Kemperplatz 1
10785 Berlin / DE
[2008/40]
Inventor(s)01 / Facius, Zoltan
SONY Deutschland GmbH Stuttgart Technology Center Hedelfinger Strasse 61
70327 Stuttgart / DE
 [2008/40]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date07006775.631.03.2007
[2008/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1975680
Date:01.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/48, H04N9/31, G03H1/32, G03B21/40, G02B27/02, G02B27/09
[2008/40]
CPC:
G03H1/32 (EP,US); G02B27/0944 (EP,US); G02B27/48 (EP,US);
G02B5/1828 (EP,US); G03B21/005 (EP,US); G03B21/208 (EP,US);
G03B33/12 (EP,US); H04N9/3152 (EP,US); H04N9/3161 (EP,US);
G02B5/32 (EP,US); G03H1/08 (EP,US); G03H1/0808 (EP,US);
G03H1/2294 (EP,US); G03H2001/2297 (EP,US); G03H2001/261 (EP,US);
G03H2222/18 (EP,US); G03H2222/35 (EP,US); G03H2225/55 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/24]
Former [2008/40]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Beleuchtungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zum gleichmäßigen Beleuchten einer bilderzeugenden Mikroanzeige[2008/40]
English:Illumination device and method for illuminating uniformly an image generating micro display[2008/40]
French:Dispositif d'éclairage et procédé pour éclairer une image de manière uniforme pour générer un micro-affichage[2008/40]
Examination procedure10.03.2009Examination requested  [2009/17]
02.04.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
08.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.05.2009Despatch 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, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
17.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.07.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.08.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.01.2012Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/26]
10.02.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2012/26]
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  08.04.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.201206   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP1734771  (SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-19 * figure 2a *;
 [X]  - SLINGER C ET AL, "ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE MULTIPLE, ACTIVE, COMPUTER-GENERATED HOLOGRAM", OPTICS LETTERS, OSA, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, DC, US, (19970715), vol. 22, no. 14, ISSN 0146-9592, pages 1113 - 1115, XP000699837 [X] 20 * the whole document *
 [A]  - KRUEGER S ET AL, "Liquid crystal display as dynamic diffractive element", PROJECTION DISPLAYS VII 24-25 JAN. 2001 SAN JOSE, CA, USA, Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng USA, (2001), vol. 4294, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 84 - 91, XP002445802 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.420789
 [A]  - WANG L ET AL, "SPECKLE REDUCTION IN LASER PROJECTION SYSTEMS BY DIFRACTIVE OPTICALELEMENTS", APPLIED OPTICS, OSA, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, DC, US, (19980401), vol. 37, no. 10, ISSN 0003-6935, pages 1770 - 1775, XP000754330 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.001770
 [A]  - TRISNADI J I, "Hadamard speckle contrast reduction", Optics Letters Opt. Soc. America USA, (20040101), vol. 29, no. 1, ISSN 0146-9592, pages 11 - 13, XP002445803 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.000011
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