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EP3040033 - DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND ELASTICITY EVALUATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  26.05.2017
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.05.2017Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 28.06.2017  [2017/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2016/45]
Former [2016/27]For all designated states
Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd.
6-22-1 Mure
Mitaka-shi
Tokyo 181-8622 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ASAMI, Rei
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / YOSHIKAWA, Hideki
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / TABARU, Marie
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2016/27]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/27]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date14841190.323.07.2014
[2016/27]
WO2014JP69484
Priority number, dateJP2013017482826.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013174828
[2016/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015029651
Date:05.03.2015
Language:JA
[2015/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3040033
Date:06.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.03.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/08, A61B8/00
[2017/19]
CPC:
A61B8/5223 (EP,US); A61B8/14 (US); A61B8/461 (EP,US);
A61B8/485 (EP,US); A61B8/5207 (EP,US); G16H50/30 (EP);
A61B8/5269 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/27]A61B8/08
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 [2016/27]
TitleGerman:DIAGNOSTISCHE ULTRASCHALLVORRICHTUNG UND ELASTIZITÄTSBEURTEILUNGSVERFAHREN[2016/27]
English:DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND ELASTICITY EVALUATION METHOD[2016/27]
French:APPAREIL DE DIAGNOSTIC PAR ULTRASONS ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉVALUATION DE L'ÉLASTICITÉ[2016/27]
Entry into regional phase02.02.2016Translation filed 
29.03.2016National basic fee paid 
29.03.2016Search fee paid 
29.03.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
29.03.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/27]
17.05.2017Application withdrawn by applicant  [2017/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]US2010016718  (FAN LIEXIANG [US], et al) [X] 1-5,13,15 * paragraphs [0030] , [0026] , [0046] , [0042] , [0043] , [0041] , [0040] * [A] 7-10,14 [I] 6,11,12;
 [E]EP2965694  (HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL LTD [JP]) [E] 1,15 * paragraph [0066] *;
 [XP]US2014058259  (LIU LEI [JP]) [XP] 1,15 * paragraph [0072] *
International search[X]WO2011004661  (HITACHI MEDICAL CORP [JP], et al);
 [Y]WO2012135611  (HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL INC [JP], et al)
by applicantUS2010016718
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