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EP2020911 - CONTINUOUS POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 06.04.2018 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 20.03.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	06.04.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 09.05.2018 [2018/19]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Tensys Medical, Inc. Suite 100, 5825 Oberlin Drive San Diego CA 92121 / US
	[2009/07]
Inventor(s)	01 / KATAYAMA, Andrew, S. 1326 Greenlake Drive Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA 92007 / US
	02 / KEITEL, Todd, A. 5048 Ashberry Road Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	03 / GOHARLAEE, Manouchehr 1787 Swallowtail Road Encinitas, CA 92024 / US
	04 / GALLANT, Stuart, L. 11482 Ash Creek Place San Diego, CA 92131 / US
	05 / CRAYCROFT, Warren, B. 4214 Calle Mejillones San Diego, CA 92130 / US
	[2009/07]
Representative(s)	Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Am Brauhaus 8 01099 Dresden / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2009/36]	Viering, Jentschura & Partner Postfach 22 14 43 80504 München / DE
Former [2009/07]	Viering, Jentschura & Partner Grillparzerstrasse 14 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	07777055.0	14.05.2007
	[2009/07]
	WO2007US11598
Priority number, date	US20060800164P	13.05.2006 Original published format: US 800164 P
	US20070803559	14.05.2007 Original published format: US 803559
	[2009/07]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2007133759
	Date:	22.11.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/47]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2020911
	Date:	11.02.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/07]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	31.07.2008
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.06.2011
Classification	IPC:	A61B5/02, A61B5/022, A61B5/0225	[2011/30]
	CPC:	A61B5/021 (EP,US); A61B5/0225 (US); A61B5/02233 (US); A61B5/6843 (EP,US); A61B5/72 (US)
	Former IPC [2009/07]	A61B5/02
Designated contracting states	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 [2009/07]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KONTINUIERLICHES POSITIONIERUNGSGERÄT UND VERFAHREN	[2009/07]
	English:	CONTINUOUS POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHODS	[2009/07]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS E POSITIONNEMENT EN CONTINU	[2009/07]
Entry into regional phase	12.12.2008	National basic fee paid
	12.12.2008	Search fee paid
	12.12.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.12.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.12.2008	Examination requested [2009/07]
	12.01.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	12.04.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.10.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.07.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.11.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.09.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.03.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.12.2017	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2018/19]
	04.01.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2018/19]
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 12.04.2012
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.12.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.05.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.05.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.05.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.05.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.05.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.05.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	30.05.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.05.2017	11 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[I] US6290650 (BUTTERFIELD ROBERT D et al.) [I] 1-12 * the whole document *
		[I] WO0003635 (VITALWAVE CORP et al.) [I] 1-12 * the whole document *
		[I] EP0818176 (COLIN CORP et al.) [I] 1-12 * the whole document *
		[A] VANDERBILT D ET AL: "A Monte carlo simulated annealing approach to optimization over continuous variables", JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, LONDON, GB, vol. 56, no. 2, 1 November 1984 (1984-11-01), pages 259 - 271, XP024750505, ISSN: 0021-9991, [retrieved on 19841101], DOI: 10.1016/0021-9991(84)90095-0 [A] 1-12 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0021-9991(84)90095-0
	International search	[Y] US6974419 (VOSS GREGORY I et al.) [Y]
		[Y] US2004152957 (STIVORIC JOHN et al.) [Y]

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