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EP2294444 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION/CLASSIFICATION OF RADAR TARGETS INCLUDING BIRDS AND OTHER HAZARDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.03.2014
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.04.2014  [2014/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Raytheon Company
870 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451-1449 / US
[2011/11]
Inventor(s)01 / DRAKE, Peter, R.
13 Lexington Road
Northborough Massachusetts 01532-2131 / US
02 / LOK, Yuchoi, F.
375 Winch Street
Framingham Massachusetts 01701 / US
 [2011/11]
Representative(s)Richardson, Julie Kate
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/11]Richardson, Julie Kate
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London
WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date09743427.805.05.2009
[2011/11]
WO2009US42789
Priority number, dateUS20080050402P05.05.2008         Original published format: US 50402 P
[2011/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009137441
Date:12.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2294444
Date:16.03.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.11.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.11.2009
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/02, G01S7/41, G01S13/42
[2011/11]
CPC:
G01S7/024 (EP,US); G01S13/424 (EP,US); G01S7/411 (EP,US);
G01S7/412 (EP,US); Y02A90/10 (EP)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2011/11]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR DETEKTION/KLASSIFIKATION VON RADARZIELEN, DARUNTER VÖGEL UND ANDERE GEFAHREN[2011/11]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION/CLASSIFICATION OF RADAR TARGETS INCLUDING BIRDS AND OTHER HAZARDS[2011/11]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE DÉTECTION/CLASSEMENT DE CIBLES RADAR, NOTAMMENT D OISEAUX ET D AUTRES DANGERS[2011/11]
Entry into regional phase02.12.2010National basic fee paid 
02.12.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
02.12.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.12.2010Examination requested  [2011/11]
23.02.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.06.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.11.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
16.01.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/17]
06.11.2013Date of oral proceedings
04.12.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/17]
04.12.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  17.06.2011
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
17.01.2013Request for further processing filed
17.01.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
01.02.2013Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
10.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US3448450  (ALFANDARI ROGER, et al) [A] 1,8 * column 1, line 21 - line 24 * * column 3, line 11 - line 13 *;
 [YD]US4961075  (WARD HAROLD R [US]) [YD] 1-19 * abstract *;
 [Y]US6653971  (GUICE DAVID L [US], et al) [Y] 1-19 * figure 9; compounds 42,230,232 * * abstract * * column 13, line 52 - column 14, line 10 * * column 14, line 25 - line 30 * * column 14, line 63 - line 66 * * column 16, line 45 - column 17, line 2 * * column 33, line 44 - line 49 *;
 [AP]US2008266171  (WEBER PETER T [CA], et al) [AP] 1,8 * abstract ** paragraph [0002] *
by applicantUS3448450
 US4961075
 US6653971
    - D.S. ZRNIC, A.V. RYZHKOV, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GIOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, (199803), vol. 32, no. 2
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