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EP About this file: EP2168057

EP2168057 - GEOLOGIC FEATURES FROM CURVELET BASED SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.07.2020
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, HU, MT		published on 20.07.2022  [2022/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway
Spring, TX 77389 / US
[2019/19]
Former [2015/50]For all designated states
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway
Spring TX 77389 / US
Former [2010/13]For all designated states
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company
3120 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77098 / US
Inventor(s)01 / NEELAMANI, Ramesh
1010 Bartlett Street
Houston, TX 77006 / US
02 / CONVERSE, David, R.
13027 Boheme Drive
Houston, TX 77079 / US
 [2010/13]
Representative(s)ExxonMobil Chemical Europe LLC
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
[N/P]
Former [2019/38]ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc.
IP Law Europe
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
Former [2014/44]Mareschal, Anne, et al
ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc.
IP Law Shared Services
Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
Former [2010/13]Pols, Ronald Maarten
ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. IP Law Shared Services P.O. Box 105 Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen / BE
Application number, filing date08768042.702.06.2008
[2010/13]
WO2008US06949
Priority number, dateUS20070959653P16.07.2007         Original published format: US 959653 P
[2019/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009011735
Date:22.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2168057
Date:31.03.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.01.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2168057
Date:18.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.01.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/14, G01V1/28, G01V1/30
[2018/16]
CPC:
G01V1/30 (EP,US); G01V2210/48 (EP); G01V2210/63 (EP)
Former IPC [2010/13]G06F17/14, G01V1/28
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/38]
Former [2010/13]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:GEOLOGISCHE MERKMALE AUS SEISMISCHEN ATTRIBUTEN AUF CURVELET-BASIS[2010/13]
English:GEOLOGIC FEATURES FROM CURVELET BASED SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES[2010/13]
French:CARACTÉRISTIQUES GÉOLOGIQUES À PARTIR D'ATTRIBUTS SISMIQUES BASÉS SUR DES COURBELETTES[2010/13]
Entry into regional phase29.01.2010National basic fee paid 
29.01.2010Search fee paid 
29.01.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
29.01.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.01.2009Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
29.01.2010Examination requested  [2010/13]
27.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.08.2019Fee for grant paid
01.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.08.2019Receipt 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  12.04.2019
Opposition(s)19.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
07.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
05.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
08.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
07.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
10.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.06.2008
AT18.09.2019
CY18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
MT18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
TR18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
GB02.06.2020
IE02.06.2020
LU02.06.2020
[2022/27]
Former [2022/26]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
TR18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
GB02.06.2020
IE02.06.2020
LU02.06.2020
Former [2021/22]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
GB02.06.2020
IE02.06.2020
LU02.06.2020
Former [2021/20]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
IE02.06.2020
LU02.06.2020
Former [2021/15]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
LU02.06.2020
Former [2021/12]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
Former [2020/37]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
Former [2020/36]AT18.09.2019
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DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
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LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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CZ18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
Former [2020/22]EE18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
Former [2020/11]FI18.09.2019
HR18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
LV18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
Former [2020/10]FI18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
Former [2020/09]FI18.09.2019
LT18.09.2019
Former [2020/08]LT18.09.2019
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 [AD]  - CANDES E ET AL, "Fast Discrete Curvelet Transforms", INTERNET CITATION, (20050307), pages 1 - 44, URL: http://www.curvelet.org/papers/FDCT.pdf, (20101103), XP008128595 [AD] 1-6 * page 31 - page 38 *
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International search[Y]US2006190181  (DEFFENBAUGH MAX [US], et al);
 [A]US2007038691  (CANDES EMMANUEL [US], et al);
 [X]  - CANDES ET AL., "Fast Discrete Curvelet Transforms", (200507), pages 1 - 44, URL: http://www.curvelet.org/papers/FDCT.pdf, XP008128595
 [Y]  - STARCK ET AL., "Wavelets, ridgelets and curvelets on the sphere", ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, MANUSCRIPT NO. AA3246-05, (20051107), pages 1 - 17, URL: http://www.etis.ensea.fr/~nguyen/publi_web/aa3246-05.pdf, XP008128600
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