EP2133840 - Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for pre-reconstruction decomposition and calibration in dual energy computed tomography [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.01.2015 Database last updated on 19.10.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 22.06.2018 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 25.07.2018 [2018/30] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP | For all designated states Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation 1385, Shimoishigami Otawara-shi Tochigi 324-8550 / JP | [N/P] |
Former [2009/51] | For all designated states Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1-1, Shibaura 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 / JP | ||
For all designated states Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation 1385, Shimoishigami Otawara-shi Tochigi 324-8550 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Zou, Yu 1137 Greensfield Drive Naperville Illinois 60563 / US | 02 /
Silver, Michael, D. 845 Appletree Court Northbrook IL 60062 / US | [2009/51] | Representative(s) | Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB European Patent Attorneys Landsberger Strasse 300 80687 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2014/10] | Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen Landsberger Strasse 300 80687 München / DE | ||
Former [2009/51] | Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen European Patent Attorneys Landsberger Strasse 300 80687 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 09005600.3 | 21.04.2009 | [2009/51] | Priority number, date | US20080106907 | 21.04.2008 Original published format: US 106907 | [2009/51] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP2133840 | Date: | 16.12.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/51] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP2133840 | Date: | 28.03.2012 | Language: | EN | [2012/13] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2133840 | Date: | 05.03.2014 | Language: | EN | [2014/10] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 23.02.2012 | Classification | IPC: | G06T11/00 | [2009/51] | CPC: |
G06T11/005 (EP,US);
A61B6/583 (EP,US);
G06T2211/408 (EP,US);
G06T2211/424 (EP,US)
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