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EP2742435 - PROCESSING A SOUND SIGNAL INCLUDING TRANSFORMING THE SOUND SIGNAL INTO A FREQUENCY-CHIRP DOMAIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/25]SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SOUND SIGNAL INCLUDING TRANSFORMING THE SOUND SIGNAL INTO A FREQUENCY-CHIRP DOMAIN
[2016/14]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.07.2017
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HR		published on 22.07.2020  [2020/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KnuEdge Incorporated
10350 Science Center Drive, Suite 140
San Diego CA 92121 / US
[2016/38]
Former [2016/29]For all designated states
KnuEdge Incorporated
10350 Science Center Drive, Suite 140
San Diego CA 92121 / US
Former [2014/25]For all designated states
The Intellisis Corporation
10350 Science Center Drive Suite 140
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BRADLEY, David, C.
7775 Exchange Place
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
02 / GOLDIN, Daniel, S.
P.o. Box 2765
Malibu, CA 90265 / US
03 / HILTON, Robert, N.
8594 Capricorn Way
San Diego, CA 92126 / US
04 / FISHER, Nicholas, K.
6230 Caminito Araya
San Diego, CA 92122 / US
05 / GATEAU, Rodney
600 Front Street Apt. 119
San Diego, CA 92101 / US
06 / ROOS, Derrick, R.
4637 Gesner Street
San Diego, CA 92117 / US
07 / WIEWIORA, Eric
2727 De Anza Road
Spc 0-33
San Diego, CA 92109 / US
 [2014/25]
Representative(s)Conroy, John
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/38]Clarenbach, Carl-Philipp
Gleiss Große Schrell und Partner mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Leitzstraße 45
70469 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2014/25]Potter, Julian Mark
WP Thompson
55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Application number, filing date12822218.908.08.2012
[2016/38]
WO2012US49930
Priority number, dateUS20111320553508.08.2011         Original published format: US201113205535
[2014/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013022930
Date:14.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2742435
Date:18.06.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2742435
Date:21.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.02.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.03.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/00, G10L25/90, G10L25/27, G10L25/03, // G10L15/02, G10L17/02, G10L21/0208, G10L21/0232, G10L25/15, G10L25/51, G10L25/93
[2015/16]
CPC:
G10L25/03 (EP,US); H04R29/00 (US); G10L25/27 (EP,US);
G10L25/90 (EP,US); G10L15/02 (EP,US); G10L17/02 (EP,US);
G10L2025/906 (EP,US); G10L21/0208 (EP,US); G10L21/0232 (EP,US);
G10L25/15 (EP,US); G10L25/51 (EP,US); G10L25/93 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/25]G06F17/00
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Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERARBEITUNG EINES KLANGSIGNALS MITTELS TRANSFORMATION DES KLANGSIGNALS IN EINE FREQUENZ-CHIRP-DOMÄNE[2016/14]
English:PROCESSING A SOUND SIGNAL INCLUDING TRANSFORMING THE SOUND SIGNAL INTO A FREQUENCY-CHIRP DOMAIN[2016/14]
French:TRAITEMENT D'UN SIGNAL SONORE COMPRENANT UNE TRANSFORMATION DU SIGNAL SONORE VERS UN DOMAINE DE MODULATION DE FRÉQUENCE[2016/14]
Former [2014/25]SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERARBEITUNG EINES KLANGSIGNALS MITTELS TRANSFORMATION DES KLANGSIGNALS IN EINE FREQUENZ-CHIRP-DOMÄNE
Former [2014/25]SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SOUND SIGNAL INCLUDING TRANSFORMING THE SOUND SIGNAL INTO A FREQUENCY-CHIRP DOMAIN
Former [2014/25]SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'UN SIGNAL SONORE COMPRENANT UNE TRANSFORMATION DU SIGNAL SONORE VERS UN DOMAINE DE MODULATION DE FRÉQUENCE
Entry into regional phase05.03.2014National basic fee paid 
05.03.2014Search fee paid 
05.03.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
05.03.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.03.2014Examination requested  [2014/25]
08.10.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.03.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.07.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
12.07.2016Fee for grant paid
12.07.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.07.2016Information about intention to grant a patent
28.07.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  18.03.2016
Opposition(s)22.06.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
10.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
11.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/304579
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