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EP1908529 - Manufacturing method of an ultrasonic transducer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2008/15]	Ultrasonic transducer and manufacturing method thereof
	[2019/03]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.07.2020 Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 12.07.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 28.02.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.04.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	03.07.2020	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 05.08.2020 [2020/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
	[2019/33]
Former [2008/15]	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Machida, Shuntaro c/o Hitachi Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 6-1,Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Enomoto, Hiroyuki c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	[2019/33]
Former [2008/15]	01 / Machida, Shuntaro c/o Hitachi Ltd., Intellectual Property Group 6-1,Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Enomoto, Hiroyuki c/o Hitachi, Ltd., Intellectual Property Group Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)	MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB Paul-Heyse-Straße 29 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2019/33]	MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München / DE
Former [2009/35]	MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München / DE
Former [2009/27]	MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29 80336 München / DE
Former [2008/38]	Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10 80538 München / DE
Former [2008/15]	Beetz & Partner Steinsdorfstrasse 10 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	07019582.1	05.10.2007
	[2008/15]
Priority number, date	JP20060274284	05.10.2006 Original published format: JP 2006274284
	[2008/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1908529
	Date:	09.04.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/15]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1908529
	Date:	27.07.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1908529
	Date:	14.08.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/33]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.06.2016
Classification	IPC:	B06B1/02	[2008/15]
	CPC:	B06B1/0292 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, IT [2017/14]
Former [2008/15]	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
Title	German:	Herstellungsverfahren für Ultraschallwandler	[2019/03]
	English:	Manufacturing method of an ultrasonic transducer	[2019/03]
	French:	Procédé de fabrication de transducteur ultrasonique	[2019/03]
	Former [2008/15]	Ultraschallwandler und Herstellungsverfahren dafür
	Former [2008/15]	Ultrasonic transducer and manufacturing method thereof
	Former [2008/15]	Transducteur ultrasonique et son procédé de fabrication
Examination procedure	03.06.2009	Examination requested [2009/29]
	25.01.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.01.2017	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	17.03.2017	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	21.04.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.10.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.04.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.06.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.08.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.03.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.07.2019	Fee for grant paid
	02.07.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	02.07.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 21.04.2017
Opposition(s)	03.06.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.11.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.11.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.10.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.10.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.10.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	07.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	02.11.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
	02.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 11
	31.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:	Search	[XAI]US2005200241 (DEGERTEKIN F L [US]) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0056] - [0062] - [ 0075] - [0091]; figures 2, 5 * [A] 7-9[I] 2;
		[XA] - ORALKAN O ET AL, "Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers: next-generation arrays for acoustic imaging?", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, IEEE, US, (20021101), vol. 49, no. 11, doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2002.1049742, ISSN 0885-3010, pages 1596 - 1610, XP011368387 [X] 1,2 * II. CMUT ARRAYS;; figures 1, 2 * [A] 7-9 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2002.1049742
		[XA] - ERGUN A S ET AL, "CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS: THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY", JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, NEW YORK, NY, USA, (20030401), vol. 16, no. 2, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0893-1321(2003)16:2(76), ISSN 0893-1321, pages 76 - 84, XP009040263 [X] 1,2 * Principle of Operation;; figure 1 * [A] 7-9 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0893-1321(2003)16:2(76)
	by applicant	US5894452
		US5982709
		US2004085858

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