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| EP2473112 - FRESNEL-BASED BEAMFORMING FOR ULTRASONIC ARRAYS [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 26.07.2019 Database last updated on 29.07.2024 | |
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.12.2016 | Most recent event Tooltip | 26.07.2019 | Refusal of application | published on 28.08.2019 [2019/35] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states University of Southern California USC Stevens Center for Innovation 1150 South Olive Street, Suite 2300 Los Angeles, CA 90015 / US | [2015/16] |
| Former [2012/28] | For all designated states University Of Southern California 1150 South Olive Street, Suite 2300 Los Angeles, CA 90015 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
YEN, Jesse 8716 Youngdale Avenue San Gabriel, CA 91775 / US | 02 /
MUNG, Jay 630 West 6th Street Apt. 301 Los Angeles, CA 90017 / US | 03 /
NGUYEN, Man 5869 Birkdale Way San Diego, CA 92117 / US | [2012/28] | Representative(s) | Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2012/28] | Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte Grafinger Straße 2 81671 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 10814584.8 | 03.09.2010 | WO2010US47882 | Priority number, date | US20090240122P | 04.09.2009 Original published format: US 240122 P | [2012/28] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO2011029045 | Date: | 10.03.2011 | Language: | EN | [2011/10] | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP2473112 | Date: | 11.07.2012 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.03.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2012/28] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | KR | 03.06.2011 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 21.02.2014 | Classification | IPC: | G01S7/52, G10K11/34 | [2014/13] | CPC: |
G01S7/5202 (EP,US);
G01S7/52025 (EP,US);
G10K11/341 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [2012/28] | A61B8/00 | Designated contracting states | AL, 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 [2012/28] | Title | German: | STRAHLBILDUNG AUF FRESNEL-BASIS FÜR ULTRASCHALLARRAYS | [2012/28] | English: | FRESNEL-BASED BEAMFORMING FOR ULTRASONIC ARRAYS | [2012/28] | French: | FORMATION DE FAISCEAU SELON FRESNEL POUR GROUPEMENTS ULTRASONORES | [2012/28] | Entry into regional phase | 29.03.2012 | National basic fee paid | 29.03.2012 | Search fee paid | 29.03.2012 | Designation fee(s) paid | 29.03.2012 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 29.03.2012 | Examination requested [2012/28] | 10.09.2014 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 19.12.2016 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 26.07.2017 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 05.10.2017 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 27.03.2019 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/35] | 27.03.2019 | Date of oral proceedings | 11.04.2019 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/35] | 11.04.2019 | Minutes 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 19.12.2016 | Request for further processing for: | The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report | 05.10.2017 | Request for further processing filed | 05.10.2017 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 16.10.2017 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.09.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 12.09.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 29.09.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 28.09.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 27.09.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 26.09.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 11.09.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [XI]US4351038 (ALAIS PIERRE) [X] 1-3,7,10-16,18-20 * abstract * * column 4, lines 4 - 30, 52 - 59 * * column 5, line 11 - column 6, line 60 * * column 7, lines 8 - 15, 41 - 61 * [I] 4-6,8,9,17,21; | [A]US2005243812 (PHELPS ROBERT N [US]) [A] 17,21 * abstract ** paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0024] *; | [AD] - RICHARD B ET AL, New arrangements for Fresnel focusing, ACOUSTICAL IMAGING, PLENUM PRESS, PAGE(S) 65 - 73, (1980), XP009176037 [AD] 1,18 * the whole document * | International search | [A]US5676147 (PETROFSKY JOSEPH G [US], et al); | [A]US6013032 (SAVORD BERNARD J [US]); | [A]US2005243812 (PHELPS ROBERT N [US]); | [A]US2009005684 (KRISTOFFERSEN KJELL [NO], et al) |