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EP3371796 - METHOD FOR ROBOTIC VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH AN EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT VIA ACOUSTIC BEAM FORMING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.08.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zoox, Inc.
1149 Chess Drive
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
[2018/37]
Inventor(s)01 / KENTLEY-KLAY, Timothy David
c/o Zoox, Inc.
2180 Sand Hill Rd.
2nd Floor
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
02 / LEVINSON, Jesse Sol
c/o Zoox Inc.
2180 Sand Hill Rd.
2nd Floor
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
03 / LIND, Amanda Blair
c/o Zoox Inc.
2180 Sand Hill Rd.
2nd Floor
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
 [2018/37]
Representative(s)Korenberg, Alexander Tal, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[2018/37]
Application number, filing date16862901.202.11.2016
[2018/37]
WO2016US60161
Priority number, dateUS20151475699304.11.2015         Original published format: US201514756993
[2018/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2017079332
Date:11.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/19]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3371796
Date:12.09.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.05.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU20.07.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:G05D1/00, B62D15/02, B60W30/00, G01C21/00, G05B23/00, G06Q50/30, G08G1/00, G07C5/00, B60Q5/00, G10K11/34
[2019/25]
CPC:
B60Q5/006 (EP,US); G08G1/056 (CN); B60C5/008 (US);
B60Q5/008 (EP,US); G08B3/1033 (CN); G08G1/0108 (CN);
G08G1/0125 (CN); G08G1/161 (CN); G10K11/346 (EP,US);
G10L25/48 (CN) (-)
Former IPC [2018/37]G08G1/056, G08G1/16, G08B3/00
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 [2018/37]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ROBOTERFAHRZEUGKOMMUNIKATION MIT EINER EXTERNEN UMGEBUNG DURCH AKUSTISCHE STRAHLFORMUNG[2018/37]
English:METHOD FOR ROBOTIC VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH AN EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT VIA ACOUSTIC BEAM FORMING[2018/37]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR LA COMMUNICATION D'UN VÉHICULE ROBOTIQUE AVEC UN ENVIRONNEMENT EXTÉRIEUR AU MOYEN DE FAISCEAUX ACOUSTIQUES[2018/37]
Entry into regional phase18.05.2018National basic fee paid 
18.05.2018Search fee paid 
18.05.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/37]
18.05.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
30.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
02.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
26.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
31.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2008168676  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
 [A]JP2010122997  (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP);
 [XY]US2010245069  (NORO MASAO [JP]);
 [A]KR20120078334  (DAESUNG ELECTRIC CO LTD [KR]);
 [Y]JP2013033104  (DENSEI KK);
 [Y]JP2013054702  (TAKATA CORP);
 [Y]CN103258445  (YAN KAI);
International search[Y]US2008161987  (BREED DAVID S [US]) [Y] 7, 27 * , abstract, paragraph [0500], fig. 5A *;
 [Y]US2009208109  (KAKINAMI TOSHIAKI [JP], et al) [Y] 1, 2, 4-8, 13, 15, 24- 27 * , abstract, paragraphs [0004] - [0039], fig. 1, 2 *;
 [XYA]US7865277  (LARSON JACOBY R [US], et al) [X] 14, 18, 28 * , abstract, col. 1, lines 58-67, col. 2, lines 1-67, col. 3, lines 51-67, col. 4, lines 1-25, fig. 1, 2 * [Y] 1, 2, 4-8, 13, 15, 24- 27 [A] 3, 9-12, 16, 17, 19-23;
 [A]US2011122729  (HU CHAO-WEN [TW], et al) [A] 1-28* , paragraphs [0008] - [0043], fig. 1-6 *;
 [A]US2015149019  (PILUTTI THOMAS EDWARD [US], et al) [A] 1-28 * , paragraphs [0004] - [0037], fig. 1, 2 *
by applicantUS2010245069
 KR20120078334
 JP2013033104
 JP2013054702
 US2014062685
 JP2015186944
    - ETIENNE PARIZET et al., "WARNING SOUNDS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES", FISITA 2014 Proceedings, (20140101), vol. 1, page KP055586419
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