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EP About this file: EP3187902

EP3187902 - SLOW NEUTRON DETECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/27]SLOW NEUTRON CONVERTER AND SLOW NEUTRON DETECTOR
[2024/02]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.03.2025
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.12.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 15.04.2026 [2026/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua Yuan
Haidian District
Beijing 100084 / CN
For all designated states
Nuctech Company Limited
2nd Floor, Block A
TongFang Building
Shuangqinglu
Haidian District
Beijing 100084 / CN
[2024/19]
Former [2017/27]For all designated states
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua Yuan
Haidian District
Beijing 100084 / CN
For all designated states
Nuctech Company Limited
2nd Fl., Block A
Tongfang Building
Shuangqinglu
Haidian District
Beijing 100084 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / YANG, Yigang
c/o NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
2nd Floor, Block A
TongFang Building
Shuangqinglu, Haidian District
BEIJING, 100084 / CN
02 / LI, Yuanjing
c/o NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
2nd Floor, Block A
TongFang Building
Shuangqinglu, Haidian District
BEIJING, 100084 / CN
03 / FANG, Zhujun
c/o NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
2nd Floor, Block A
TongFang Building
Shuangqinglu, Haidian District
BEIJING, 100084 / CN
04 / LI, Yulan
c/o NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
2nd Floor, Block A
TongFang Building
Shuangqinglu, Haidian District
BEIJING, 100084 / CN
 [2017/27]
Representative(s)Cabinet Beau de Loménie
103, rue de Grenelle
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2024/19]Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
Former [2017/27]Delumeau, François Guy, et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07 / FR
Application number, filing date16191729.930.09.2016
[2017/27]
Priority number, dateCN2015111895429.12.2015         Original published format: CN201511018954
[2017/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3187902
Date:05.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3187902
Date:08.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.05.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01T3/00
[2017/27]
CPC:
G01T3/008 (EP,CN,US); G01T3/00 (RU,US)
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 [2017/27]
TitleGerman:DETEKTOR FÜR LANGSAME NEUTRONEN[2024/02]
English:SLOW NEUTRON DETECTOR[2024/02]
French:DÉTECTEUR DE NEUTRONS LENTS[2024/02]
Former [2017/27]WANDLER FÜR LANGSAME NEUTRONEN UND DETEKTOR FÜR LANGSAME NEUTRONEN
Former [2017/27]SLOW NEUTRON CONVERTER AND SLOW NEUTRON DETECTOR
Former [2017/27]CONVERTISSEUR DE NEUTRONS LENTS ET DÉTECTEUR DE NEUTRONS LENTS
Examination procedure30.09.2016Examination requested  [2017/27]
30.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.12.2023
04.12.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
18.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.03.2024Fee for grant paid
28.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.02.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
12.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
24.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY30.09.2016
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Documents cited:Search[XYI] US2012223242  (BROWN GILBERT M et al.) [X] 1-9 * abstract * * figures 4, 8A, 9, 12 * * paragraph [0058] * * paragraphs [0075] - [0077] * * paragraph [0086] * * paragraphs [0104] - [0108] * * paragraph [0128] * * paragraphs [0131] - [0133] * * paragraph [0155] *[Y] 11-15 [I] 10
 [XYI] US2012217406  (MCGREGOR DOUGLAS S et al.) [X] 1-5,7,9 * abstract * * figures 35, 55b * * paragraph [0107] * * paragraph [0110] * * paragraph [0193] * * paragraph [0205] * * paragraph [0227] * * paragraph [0264] *[Y] 11-15 [I] 10
 [Y] US8975593  (BEST DAVID J et al.) [Y] 11-15 * abstract * * figure 1 * * column 6, lines 39-46 *
 [Y] WO2009142856  (UNIV BOSTON et al.) [Y] 13-15 * figures 3, 4 * * page 2, lines 20-21 * * page 3, line 27 - page 4, line 16 * * page 6, lines 17-18 *
ExaminationWO2014065990
 WO2004043372
   FANG ZHUJUN ET AL: "The research of high detection efficiency boron lined detector with a honeycomb neutron converter", 2015 IEEE NUCLEAR SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM AND MEDICAL IMAGING CONFERENCE (NSS/MIC), IEEE, 31 October 2015 (2015-10-31), pages 1 - 4, XP032973925, DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7582005

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7582005
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