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EP2752657 - System and methods for stand-off inspection of aircraft structures [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.04.2021 Database last updated on 21.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.05.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 07.01.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 10.12.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 08.09.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 06.07.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 17.08.2022 [2022/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-1596 / US
	[2020/25]
Former [2014/28]	For all designated states The Boeing Company 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Georgeson, Gary E. P.O. Box 3707 Seattle, WA 98124 / US
	02 / Troy, James J. P.O. Box 3707 MC: 7L-43 Seattle, WA 98124 / US
	03 / Lea, Scott W. 9725 East Marginal Way MC: 4E-96 Tukwila, WA 98108 / US
	[2014/28]
Representative(s)	Boult Wade Tennant LLP Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP / GB
	[2020/25]
Former [2014/28]	Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date	13199830.4	30.12.2013
	[2014/28]
Priority number, date	US201313732789	02.01.2013 Original published format: US201313732789
	[2014/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2752657
	Date:	09.07.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/28]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2752657
	Date:	03.01.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2752657
	Date:	17.06.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/25]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.12.2017
Classification	IPC:	G01N21/88, G01N21/84	[2018/01]
	CPC:	G01N21/8851 (EP,US); G01M99/00 (US); G01N21/8422 (EP,US); G01N2021/8867 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2014/28]	G01N21/88
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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2018/32]
Former [2014/28]	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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
Title	German:	System und Verfahren zur Stillstandsprüfung von Flugzeugstrukturen	[2014/28]
	English:	System and methods for stand-off inspection of aircraft structures	[2014/28]
	French:	Système et procédés pour inspection à distance de structures d'avion	[2014/28]
Examination procedure	27.06.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	27.06.2018	Examination requested [2018/32]
	09.09.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.12.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	08.01.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.05.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.05.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.05.2020	Receipt 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 09.09.2019
Opposition(s)	18.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/21]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.12.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.12.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.12.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	30.12.2013
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MK	17.06.2020
	MT	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	30.12.2020
	LU	30.12.2020
	BE	31.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	[2022/33]
Former [2022/32]	HU	30.12.2013
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MK	17.06.2020
	MT	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	30.12.2020
	LU	30.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	30.12.2013
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MT	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	30.12.2020
	LU	30.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	30.12.2020
	LU	30.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2021/52]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	30.12.2020
	LU	30.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2021/47]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	30.12.2020
	LU	30.12.2020
Former [2021/46]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	30.12.2020
Former [2021/40]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/21]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	PL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CZ	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	ES	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	IT	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	17.06.2020
	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	SE	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[X] US2009086014 (LEA SCOTT et al.) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0 22] - [0033] *
		[X] US2003048459 (GOOCH RICHARD MICHAEL et al.) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0008] , [0 29] - [0035] *
		[A] US2011137615 (MOTZER WILLIAM P et al.) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * page 2 - page 3 *
		[A] US2012327187 (TROY JAMES J et al.) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * page 2 - page 4 *

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