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EP About this file: EP3193189

EP3193189 - POSITIONING SENSOR AND DIRECTION ESTIMATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
1-61, Shiromi 2-chome
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
[2017/29]
Inventor(s)01 / HONMA, Naoki
c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property Management
Co., Ltd.
1-61, Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
02 / SASAKAWA, Dai
c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property Management
Co., Ltd.
1-61, Shiromi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
 [2017/29]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2017/29]
Application number, filing date17150142.203.01.2017
[2017/29]
Priority number, dateJP2016000665115.01.2016         Original published format: JP 2016006651
JP2016011225103.06.2016         Original published format: JP 2016112251
[2017/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3193189
Date:19.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3193189
Date:06.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/41, G01S13/00, G01S13/42, G01S13/88
[2017/29]
CPC:
G01S13/42 (EP,US); G01S13/003 (EP,US); G01S13/46 (US);
G01S13/88 (EP,US); G01S7/354 (US); G01S7/415 (EP,US);
G01S2013/468 (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]
Former [2017/29]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:POSITIONSSENSOR UND RICHTUNGSSCHÄTZVERFAHREN[2017/29]
English:POSITIONING SENSOR AND DIRECTION ESTIMATION METHOD[2017/29]
French:CAPTEUR DE POSITIONNEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ D'ESTIMATION DE DIRECTION[2017/29]
Examination procedure03.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.12.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.12.2017Examination requested  [2018/04]
25.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.12.2023Fee for grant paid
05.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
NL06.03.2024
SE06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
[2024/41]
Former [2024/37]BG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
SE06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/36]BG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/35]BG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/34]BG06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[X]US2010207804  (HAYWARD STEPHEN DAVID [GB], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraphs [0001] , [00 2] * * paragraphs [0006] - [0028] * * paragraphs [0031] - [0055] * * paragraphs [0068] - [0093] *;
 [XD]JP2015117961  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, et al) [XD] 1-14 * paragraphs [0027] - [0096] *;
 [A]WO2015102713  (MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY [US]) [A] 1-14* the whole document *
by applicantWO2012115220
 JP2014512526
 WO2014141519
 JP2014215200
 JP2015072173
 JP2015117972
 JP2015117961
 JP2015119770
    - DAI SASAKAWA; KEITA KONNO; NAOKI HONMA; KENTARO NISHIMORI; NOBUYASU TAKEMURA; TSUTOMU MITSUI, "Fast Estimation Algorithm for Living Body Radar", INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION (ISAP 2014, (201412), pages 583 - 584
 JP20130558810
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