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EP2938267 - LAYOUT AND METHOD OF SINGULATING MINIATURE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  03.03.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.03.2017Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 05.04.2017  [2017/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volcano Corporation
3661 Valley Centre Dr., Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
[2015/45]
Inventor(s)01 / RICE, Cheryl
8919 Allenbrook Way
San Diego, California 92129 / US
02 / XI, Dongjuan Chris
2145 Island Shore Way
San Marcus, California 92078 / US
 [2015/45]
Representative(s)de Haan, Poul Erik, et al
Philips International B.V.
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2015/45]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date13868830.423.12.2013
[2015/45]
WO2013US77507
Priority number, dateUS201261747506P31.12.2012         Original published format: US 201261747506 P
US20131410590213.12.2013         Original published format: US201314105902
US20131410689916.12.2013         Original published format: US201314106899
[2015/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014105835
Date:03.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2938267
Date:04.11.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.07.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR03.07.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01L41/09, H01L41/193, H01L41/338, B06B1/06
[2016/34]
CPC:
B06B1/0685 (EP,US); H10N30/082 (US); B06B1/0651 (EP,US);
H10N30/088 (EP,US); H10N30/2048 (EP,US); H10N30/857 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/45]A61B8/12, H04R17/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2015/45]
TitleGerman:ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM VEREINZELN MINIATURISIERTER ULTRASCHALLWANDLER[2015/45]
English:LAYOUT AND METHOD OF SINGULATING MINIATURE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS[2015/45]
French:CONFIGURATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE SÉPARATION DE TRANSDUCTEURS ULTRASONORES MINIATURES[2015/45]
Entry into regional phase03.06.2015National basic fee paid 
03.06.2015Search fee paid 
03.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
03.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/45]
02.02.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.02.2017Application withdrawn by applicant  [2017/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5488954  (SLEVA MICHAEL Z [US], et al);
 [X]US2004189152  (KASHIWAYA TOSHIKATSU [JP]);
 [A]US2004190377  (LEWANDOWSKI ROBERT STEPHEN [US], et al);
 [X]US2006108897  (NANATAKI TSUTOMU [JP], et al)
International search[A]US5488954  (SLEVA MICHAEL Z [US], et al);
 [Y]US6200269  (LIN GREGORY SHARAT [US], et al);
 [Y]US2002077551  (FLEISCHMAN AARON J [US], et al);
 [A]JP2005110116  (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD);
 [A]JP2012199389  (SEIKO EPSON CORP)
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