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EP3460516 - A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN TRAVERSABLE AND NON-TRAVERSABLE OBJECTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aptiv Technologies Limited
Erin Court
Bishop's Court Hill
St. Michael / BB
[2019/13]
Inventor(s)01 / FOROUGHI, Maryam
Kleeblatt 60
42119 Wuppertal / DE
02 / IURGEL, Uri
Talsperrenstr. 91b
42369 Wuppertal / DE
03 / IOFFE, Alexander
Maria-Montessori-Allee 66
53229 Bonn / DE
 [2019/13]
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
[2019/13]
Application number, filing date17192173.720.09.2017
[2019/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3460516
Date:27.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3460516
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01S13/93
[2019/13]
CPC:
G01S13/931 (EP,US); G06V20/56 (CN); G06V20/58 (US);
B60W50/14 (CN); G01S13/89 (EP); G01S5/0294 (US);
G06N20/00 (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 [2019/43]
Former [2019/13]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:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM UNTERSCHEIDEN ZWISCHEN ÜBERFAHRBAREN UND NICHT-ÜBERFAHRBAREN OBJEKTEN[2019/13]
English:A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN TRAVERSABLE AND NON-TRAVERSABLE OBJECTS[2019/13]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE DISTINGUER ENTRE DES OBJETS TRAVERSABLES ET NON-TRAVERSABLES[2019/13]
Examination procedure13.09.2019Examination requested  [2019/43]
13.09.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.04.2020Fee for grant paid
21.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2015.299
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