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EP2280494 - Method and apparatus for data transmission using multiple transmit antennas [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  04.05.2018
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip04.05.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 06.06.2018  [2018/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT & T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[2011/05]
Inventor(s)01 / Calderbank, Arthur, R.
85 Worths Mill Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540 / US
02 / Seshadri, Nambirajan
88 Van Houton Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928 / US
03 / Tarokh, Vahid
255 Main Street
Madison, NJ 07940 / US
04 / Naguib, Ayman
1701 Springfiled Avenue
New Providence, NJ 07974 / US
 [2011/05]
Representative(s)Suckling, Andrew Michael
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/05]Suckling, Andrew Michael
Marks & Clerk LLP 4220 Nash Court Oxford Business Park South Oxford
OX4 2RU / GB
Application number, filing date10183066.925.04.1997
[2011/05]
Priority number, dateUS19960017046P26.04.1996         Original published format: US 17046 P
US19960030571P07.11.1996         Original published format: US 30571 P
[2011/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2280494
Date:02.02.2011
Language:EN
[2011/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2280494
Date:07.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/06, H04L1/00, H04B7/08, H04L1/06
[2011/49]
CPC:
C07K14/78 (EP,US); H04L1/0625 (US); H04B7/0669 (EP,US);
H04B7/0671 (EP,US); H04B7/0891 (EP,US); H04L1/0041 (EP,US);
H04L1/0054 (EP,US); H04L1/0057 (EP,US); H04L1/0065 (EP,US);
H04L1/0071 (EP,US); H04L1/0618 (EP,US); H04L27/20 (US);
A01K2217/075 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2011/05]H04B7/06, H04L1/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2011/05]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Datenübertragung mit mehreren Sendeantennen[2011/05]
English:Method and apparatus for data transmission using multiple transmit antennas[2011/05]
French:Procédé et dispositif de transmission de données mettant en oeuvre plusieurs antennes emettrices[2011/05]
Examination procedure06.06.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.06.2012Examination requested  [2012/29]
23.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.01.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/23]
25.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2018/23]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10154911.1  / EP2184864
EP97921395.6  / EP0906669
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 (EP19970921395) is  02.08.2005
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 14
06.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 15
21.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 16
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 17
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 18
08.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 19
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 20
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3633107  (BRADY DOUGLAS MACPHERSON) [A] 1-15* columns 1-2 *;
 [A]US5305353  (WEERACKODY VIJITHA [US]) [A] 1-15 * column 5, line 6 - column 6, line 61 * * figures 2, 3 *;
 [A]US5396518  (HOW STEPHEN K [US]) [A] 1-15 * column 2, lines 25-45 *;
 [A]US5418798  (WEI LEE-FANG [US]) [A] 1-15 * column 2, lines 1-39 * * figure 1 *;
 [AD]US5479448  (SESHADRI NAMBIRAJAN [US]) [AD] 1-15 * the whole document *
Examination   - SESHADRI N ET AL, "TWO SIGNALING SCHEMES FOR IMPROVING THE ERROR PERFORMANCE OF FREQUENCY-DIVISION-DUPLEX (FDD) TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS USING TRANSMITTER ANTENNA DIVERSITY", PERSONAL COMMUNICATION - FREEDOM THROUGH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY. SECAUCUS, NJ., MAY 18 - 20, 1993; [PROCEEDINGS OF THE VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE], NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19930518), vol. CONF. 43, ISBN 978-0-7803-1267-8, pages 508 - 511, XP000393232
by applicantUS4457004
 US4489418
 US4520490
 US4597090
 US5029185
 US5479448
    - A. WITTNEBEN, "Base Station Modulation Diversity for Digital SIMULCAST", IEEE VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, pages 848 - 853
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