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EP3270787 - APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COUNTERBALANCING AXES AND MAINTAINING A USER SELECTED POSITION OF A X-RAY SCANNER GANTRY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
Coal Creek Corporate Center One 826 Coal Creek Circle
Louisville, CO 80027 / US
[2018/04]
Inventor(s)01 / GARLOW, David A.
300 Summer Street
Lynnfield, MA 01940 / US
 [2020/18]
Former [2018/04]01 / GARLOW, David A.
300 Summer Street
Lynnfield, Massachusetts 01940 / US
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[2020/18]
Former [2018/04]Hughes, Andrea Michelle
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date16715146.308.03.2016
[2018/04]
WO2016US21292
Priority number, dateUS20151466302019.03.2015         Original published format: US201514663020
[2018/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016148965
Date:22.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3270787
Date:24.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3270787
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61B6/00
[2018/04]
CPC:
A61B6/4482 (EP,KR,US); A61B6/4476 (KR,US); A61B6/4405 (KR,US);
A61B6/4435 (KR,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 [2018/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM AUSGLEICHEN VON ACHSEN UND ZUR AUFRECHTERHALTUNG EINER VOM BENUTZER AUSGEWÄHLTEN POSITION EINER RÖNTGENSCANNER-GANTRY[2018/04]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD OF COUNTERBALANCING AXES AND MAINTAINING A USER SELECTED POSITION OF A X-RAY SCANNER GANTRY[2018/04]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMPENSATION DES AXES ET DE MAINTIEN D'UNE POSITION SÉLECTIONNÉE PAR L'UTILISATEUR D'UN PORTIQUE DE SCANNER À RAYONS X[2018/04]
Entry into regional phase19.10.2017National basic fee paid 
19.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
19.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/04]
19.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.03.2020Fee for grant paid
05.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20171619.8  / EP3705045
Opposition(s)01.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [A]US2014328456  (LEE DONG JAE [KR], et al) [A] 1-20* paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0246] *
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