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EP3230972 - COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL AIRCRAFT AVOIDANCE USING LIGHT, SOUND, AND/OR MULTI-SPECTRAL PATTERN DETECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.12.2020
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.11.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 81226
Seattle, WA 98108-1226 / US
[2017/42]
Inventor(s)01 / BUCHMUELLER, Daniel
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109-5210 / US
02 / PACZAN, Nathan, Michael
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109-5210 / US
 [2017/42]
Representative(s)Blake, Stephen James
Marks & Clerk LLP
Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT / GB
[2017/42]
Application number, filing date15823242.111.12.2015
[2017/42]
WO2015US65352
Priority number, dateUS20141456912512.12.2014         Original published format: US201414569125
US20141456923312.12.2014         Original published format: US201414569233
US20141456918312.12.2014         Original published format: US201414569183
[2017/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016094849
Date:16.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3230972
Date:18.10.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3230972
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01S15/93, G01S17/93, G05D1/10, G08G5/00, G08G5/04
[2019/51]
CPC:
G08G5/045 (EP,CN,US); G01S15/93 (EP); G01S17/933 (EP);
G05D1/101 (EP,US); G08G5/0008 (EP,CN); G08G5/0021 (EP);
G08G5/0039 (CN); G08G5/0069 (EP,CN); G08G5/0078 (EP,CN) (-)
Former IPC [2017/42]G08G5/00, G08G5/04
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 [2017/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERMEIDUNG FÜR KOMMERZIELLES UND ALLGEMEINES FLUGZEUG UNTER VERWENDUNG DER DETEKTION VON LICHT, SCHALL UND/ODER MULTISPEKTRALER MUSTER[2017/42]
English:COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL AIRCRAFT AVOIDANCE USING LIGHT, SOUND, AND/OR MULTI-SPECTRAL PATTERN DETECTION[2017/42]
French:ÉVITEMENT D'AÉRONEFS COMMERCIAUX ET GÉNÉRAUX AU MOYEN D'UNE DÉTECTION DE MOTIF LUMINEUX, SONORE ET/OU MULTISPECTRAL[2017/42]
Entry into regional phase08.06.2017National basic fee paid 
08.06.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/42]
08.06.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
18.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.10.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
02.10.2019Fee for grant paid
02.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.11.2019Information about intention to grant a patent
11.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19177711.9  / EP3564927
EP19177712.7  / EP3567568
Opposition(s)06.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.12.2015
AL05.02.2020
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5581250  (KHVILIVITZKY ALEXANDER [US]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * column 5, line 29 - line 38 * * claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP2177966  (HONEYWELL INT INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0038] * * claim 1 ** figure 4 *;
 [A]US2011137498  (SUZUKI SATOSHI [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0047] * * paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0053] * * figure 5 * * claims 1, 5-7 *
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