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EP About this file: EP2305349

EP2305349 - A programmable particle scatterer for radiation therapy beam formation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.02.2014
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.
300 Foster Street
Littleton, MA 01772 / US
[2012/13]
Former [2011/14]For all designated states
Still River Systems, Inc.
300 Foster Street
Littleton, MA 01772 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Sliski, Alan
273 Concord Road
Lincoln, MA 01772 / US
02 / Gall, Kenneth
234 Massachusetts Avenue
Havard, MA 01451 / US
 [2013/14]
Former [2011/14]01 / Sliski, Alan
273 Concord Road
Lincoln, MA 01772 / US
02 / Gall, Kenneth
234 Massachusetts Avenue
Havard, MA 01451 / US
Representative(s)Driver, Virginia Rozanne
Page White & Farrer Limited
Bedford House
21A John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/14]Driver, Virginia Rozanne
Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
Former [2011/14]Driver, Virginia Rozanne
Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
Application number, filing date10175751.621.07.2005
[2011/14]
Priority number, dateUS20040590088P21.07.2004         Original published format: US 590088 P
US2004094973424.09.2004         Original published format: US 949734
[2011/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2305349
Date:06.04.2011
Language:EN
[2011/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2305349
Date:03.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61N5/10
[2011/14]
CPC:
A61N5/1077 (EP,US); G21K1/08 (EP,US); G21K5/04 (EP,US);
H05H7/00 (EP,US); A61N2005/1087 (EP,US); A61N2005/1095 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2011/14]
TitleGerman:Programmierbares Partikelstreuobjekt zur Gestaltung eines Strahlungstherapiestrahls[2011/14]
English:A programmable particle scatterer for radiation therapy beam formation[2011/14]
French:Diffuseur de particules programmable pour la formation de faisceau de radiothérapie[2011/14]
Examination procedure06.10.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.10.2011Examination requested  [2011/46]
18.01.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.11.2012Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
23.11.2012Fee for grant paid
23.11.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.12.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05775000.2  / EP1796792
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 (EP20050775000) is  18.03.2009
Opposition(s)06.01.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2014/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
08.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
08.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
08.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
25.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.07.2005
AT03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
IT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
TR03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IE21.07.2013
LU21.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
IT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
TR03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IE21.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2014/33]AT03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
IT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IE21.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2014/14]AT03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
IT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
MC03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2014/11]AT03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
CZ03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
IT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
RO03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
SK03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2014/09]AT03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
DK03.04.2013
EE03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/52]AT03.04.2013
CY03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/50]AT03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
LV03.04.2013
PL03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
BG03.07.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/49]AT03.04.2013
FI03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
SE03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
GR04.07.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/48]AT03.04.2013
LT03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
ES14.07.2013
IS03.08.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/47]LT03.04.2013
SI03.04.2013
PT05.08.2013
Former [2013/37]SI03.04.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]US5039867  (NISHIHARA SUSUMU [JP], et al) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [Y]US5668371  (DEASY JOSEPH O [US], et al) [Y] 1-14 * column 5, line 40 - column 7, line 65 *;
 [A]WO0126569  (ADVANCED RES & TECH INST [US], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6316776  (HIRAMOTO KAZUO [JP], et al) [A] 1 * column 6, line 45 - column 7, line 30; figure 6 *;
 [Y]EP1294445  (SCHWERIONENFORSCH GMBH [DE]) [Y] 1-14 * paragraphs [0055] - [0060]; figure - *;
 [A]EP1153398  (SCHWERIONENFORSCH GMBH [DE]) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0055] - [0061] *;
 [A]  - CHU W T ET AL, "INSTRUMENTATION FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER USING PROTON AND LIGHT-ION BEAMS", REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK, US, (19930801), vol. 64, no. 8, ISSN 0034-6748, pages 2055 - 2122, XP000393868 [A] 1 * page 2069 - page 2072 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1143946
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