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EP2982972 - THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.04.2021
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.04.2021No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.06.2021  [2021/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-Chome
Minato-Ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2016/06]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-Chome Minato-Ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Katayama, Masahiro
c/o Intellectual Property Division, Toshiba
Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001 / JP
02 / Karasawa, Hirokazu
c/o Intellectual Property Division, Toshiba
Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001 / JP
03 / Abe, Motohisa
c/o Intellectual Property Division, Toshiba
Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001 / JP
04 / Ikeda, Takahiro
c/o Intellectual Property Division, Toshiba
Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001 / JP
05 / Ito, Yoshino
c/o Intellectual Property Division, Toshiba
Corporation
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001 / JP
 [2016/06]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2016/06]
Application number, filing date15186435.213.06.2005
[2016/06]
Priority number, dateJP2004017587314.06.2004         Original published format: JP 2004175873
[2016/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2982972
Date:10.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2982972
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01N29/06, G01N29/36, G01N29/44
[2019/51]
CPC:
G01N29/36 (EP,KR,US); G01N29/22 (KR); G01N29/0609 (EP,US);
G01N29/44 (EP,KR,US); G01N29/4463 (EP,US); G01N2291/044 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/06]G01N29/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2020/08]
Former [2016/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR DREIDIMENSIONALEN ULTRASCHALLBILDGEBUNG[2016/06]
English:THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS[2016/06]
French:APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE ULTRASONORE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE[2016/06]
Examination procedure23.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/06]
10.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.05.2020Fee for grant paid
18.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP05748977.5  / EP1757928
Opposition(s)25.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
23.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
12.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 14
13.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 15
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 16
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Documents cited:Search[XYI] US2004024320  (KARASAWA HIROKAZU et al.)
 [Y] US2002151790  (ABEND KENNETH et al.)
 [XYI] EP1398627  (GEN ELECTRIC et al.) [X] 1-4 * paragraphs [0071] - [0073] - [0142] - [0164] * * figures 7-11 *[Y] 7,8 [I] 5,6,9
by applicantJP2003149213
 JP2004053360
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