EP2177173 - Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antenna [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.11.2017 Database last updated on 12.11.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.12.2016 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 09.12.2016 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.03.2020 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR | published on 08.04.2020 [2020/15] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Covidien LP 15 Hampshire Street Mansfield, MA 02048 / US | [2013/37] |
Former [2010/16] | For all designated states Vivant Medical, Inc. 5920 Longbow Drive Boulder, CO 80301 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Brannan, Joseph D. 3045 Blue Sky Circle No. 18-201 Erie, CO 80516 / US | 02 /
Bonn, Kenlyn S. 3021 Kings Ridge Blvd. No. 3 Boulder, CO 80301 / US | 03 /
Willyard, Richard A. 908 Alta Street Longmont, CO 80501 / US | [2017/03] |
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Brannan, Joseph D. 3045 Blue Sky Circle No. 18-201 Erie, CO 80516 / US | ||
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Bonn, Kenlyn S. 3021 Kings Ridge Blvd. No. 3 Boulder, CO 80301 / US | |||
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Willyard, Richard A. 908 Alta Street Longmont, CO 80501 / US | Representative(s) | Soames, Candida Jane, et al Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EW / GB | [2017/03] |
Former [2010/16] | HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 09173268.5 | 16.10.2009 | [2010/16] | Priority number, date | US20080253457 | 17.10.2008 Original published format: US 253457 | [2010/16] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2177173 | Date: | 21.04.2010 | Language: | EN | [2010/16] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2177173 | Date: | 18.01.2017 | Language: | EN | [2017/03] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 27.01.2010 | Classification | IPC: | A61B18/18, // A61B18/00, A61N5/04 | [2016/29] | CPC: |
A61B18/1815 (EP,US);
A61B18/18 (EP,US);
A61B2018/00017 (US);
A61B2018/00023 (US);
A61B2018/00077 (US);
A61B2018/00577 (US);
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Former IPC [2010/16] | A61B18/18, // A61B18/00 | Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2017/03] |
Former [2010/16] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR | Title | German: | Gedrosselte Dipol-Mikrowellenantenne mit dielektrisch geladener Spitze | [2010/16] | English: | Choked dielectric loaded tip dipole microwave antenna | [2010/16] | French: | Antenne à micro-ondes dipôle à pointe chargée diélectrique étranglée | [2010/16] | Examination procedure | 21.10.2010 | Examination requested [2010/48] | 15.11.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 22.03.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 13.09.2012 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 07.11.2012 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.07.2013 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 06.08.2013 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 19.09.2013 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 25.11.2013 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 10.06.2014 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 13.10.2014 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.08.2015 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 21.12.2015 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 24.06.2016 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 24.10.2016 | Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO | 24.10.2016 | Fee for grant paid | 24.10.2016 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 09.12.2016 | Information about intention to grant a patent | 09.12.2016 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Divisional application(s) | EP16197558.6 / EP3150160 | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 15.11.2010 | Opposition(s) | 19.10.2017 | No opposition filed within time limit [2017/52] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 25.10.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 25.10.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 28.10.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 23.10.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 26.10.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 25.10.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 08 |
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PT | 18.05.2017 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]US2005245920 (VITULLO JEFFREY M [US], et al) [X] 1-2,6,9-12,14 * paragraphs [0022] , [0058] - [0074] * * figures 1,3,9,10 *; | [X]US2006282069 (PRAKASH MANI [US], et al) [X] 1-2,4,9,11,13 * paragraphs [0060] , [0068] , [0076] - [0079] - [0091] * * figures 1,9,10 *; | [XI]US5275597 (HIGGINS SHERYL W [US], et al) [X] 1,6,9-10 * column 6, lines 1-38 * * column 7, line 3 - column 8, line 29 * * column 10, line 21 - column 11, line 47 * * figures 1,8 * [I] 3-5,7-8,15; | [XP]WO2009094422 (VIVANT MEDICAL INC [US], et al) [XP] 1-2,4,9-11,13 * page 6, line 10 - page 7, line 20 * * page 9, lines 20-22 * * page 13, lines 14-23 * * page 16, line 7 - page 19, line 10 * * figures 1,4,15,18 *; | [E]EP2128929 (VIVANT MEDICAL INC [US]) [E] 1-2,6,9-11,13 * paragraphs [0011] - [0022] - [0030] - [0036] - [0043] - [0047] * * figures 1,3,12-14 * |