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EP2044457 - A METHOD FOR INCREASING THE RELIABILITY OF POSITION INFORMATION WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM A REGIONAL, WIDE-AREA, OR GLOBAL CARRIER-PHASE DIFFERENTIAL NAVIGATION (WADGPS) TO A LOCAL REAL-TIME KINEMATIC (RTK) NAVIGATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.06.2016
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.06.2016No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.07.2016  [2016/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265 / US
[N/P]
Former [2015/20]For all designated states
Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265-8098 / US
Former [2009/15]For all designated states
Navcom Technology, Inc.
20780 Madrona Avenue Torrance
California 90503 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ESLINGER, Daniel, J.
2113 Clark Lane
Redondo Beach, CA 90278 / US
02 / SUN, Jing
4007 West 242nd Street, K5
Torrance, CA 90505 / US
03 / SHARPE, Richard, T.
5212 Onyx Street
Torrance, CA 90503 / US
04 / NELSON, Frederick, W.
1935 Olson Drive
Waukee, IA 50263 / US
05 / PICKETT, Terence, D.
4140 114th Street
Urbandale, IA 50322 / US
06 / HATCH, Ronald, R.
1142 Lakme Avenue
Wilmington, CA 90744 / US
 [2009/15]
Representative(s)Holst, Sönke
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
Global Intellectual Property Services
John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
[2015/33]
Former [2009/15]Holst, Sönke
Deere & Company European Office Global Intellectual Property Services John-Deere-Strasse 70
68163 Mannheim / DE
Application number, filing date07835805.813.06.2007
[2009/15]
WO2007US13814
Priority number, dateUS2006045774514.07.2006         Original published format: US 457745
[2009/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008008146
Date:17.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/03]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2044457
Date:08.04.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.01.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2044457
Date:12.08.2015
Language:EN
[2015/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.04.2008
ClassificationIPC:G01S19/48
[2015/11]
CPC:
G01S19/48 (EP,US); G01S19/43 (EP,US); G01S19/44 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/15]G01S5/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2015/33]
Former [2009/33]DE,  ES,  FR,  GB,  IT 
Former [2009/15]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ERHÖHUNG DER ZUVERLÄSSIGKEIT VON POSITIONSDATEN BEIM ÜBERGANG VON EINEM REGIONALEN, WEITBEREICHS- ODER GLOBALEN TRÄGERPHASEN-DIFFERENTIAL-NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM (WADGPS) ZU EINEM LOKALEN KINEMATISCHEN ECHTZEITNAVIGATIONSSYSTEM (RTK)[2015/14]
English:A METHOD FOR INCREASING THE RELIABILITY OF POSITION INFORMATION WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM A REGIONAL, WIDE-AREA, OR GLOBAL CARRIER-PHASE DIFFERENTIAL NAVIGATION (WADGPS) TO A LOCAL REAL-TIME KINEMATIC (RTK) NAVIGATION SYSTEM[2009/15]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'AUGMENTATION DE LA FIABILITÉ D'INFORMATION DE POSITION LORS DU PASSAGE D'UN SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION DIFFÉRENTIELLE À PHASE DE PORTEUSE RÉGIONAL, LONGUE PORTÉE OU MONDIAL (WADGPS) À UN SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION LOCAL CINÉMATIQUE EN TEMPS RÉEL (RTK)[2015/14]
Former [2009/15]VERFAHREN ZUR ERHÖHUNG DER ZUVERLÄSSIGKEIT VON POSITIONSDATEN BEI ÜBERTRAGUNGEN VON EINEM REGIONAL-, WEITBEREICHS- ODER GLOBALTRÄGERPHASEN-NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM ZU EINEM LOKALEN KINEMATISCHEN ECHTZEITNAVIGATIONSSYSTEM
Former [2009/15]PROCÉDÉ D'AUGMENTATION DE LA FIABILITÉ D'INFORMATION DE POSITION LORS DU PASSAGE D'UNE NAVIGATION DIFFÉRENTIELLE À PHASE DE PORTEUSE RÉGIONAL, LONGUE PORTÉE OU MONDIAL (WADGPS) À UN SYSTÈME DE NAVIGATION LOCAL CINÉMATIQUE EN TEMPS RÉEL (RTK)
Entry into regional phase16.02.2009National basic fee paid 
16.02.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
16.02.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.02.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/15]
24.03.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
04.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.05.2015Fee for grant paid
20.05.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.05.2015Receipt 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  04.02.2011
Opposition(s)13.05.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
19.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
17.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES12.08.2015
IT12.08.2015
[2016/21]
Former [2016/10]ES12.08.2015
Cited inInternational search[Y]US2003011511  (KING THOMAS M [US], et al) [Y] 1-22 * figure 1 * * abstract * * paragraph [0071] *;
 [A]US6531981  (FULLER RICHARD A [US], et al) [A] 1-22* the whole document *;
 [Y]US2005151683  (SHARPE RICHARD T [US], et al) [Y] 1-22 * figures 1,4 * * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0060] *;
 [A]  - VAN NORDEN M F ET AL, "Concept for Military Surveys to IHO Standards Without Shore Stations Using the Real-Time Gipsy (RTG) Global Positioning System (GPS)", OCEANS, 2005. PROCEEDINGS OF MTS/IEEE WASHINGTON, DC, USA 18-23 SEPT. 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050918), ISBN 0-933957-34-3, pages 1 - 7, XP010920773 [A] 1-22 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639822
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 US2005151683
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