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EP3452850 - NEUTRON DETECTOR, WITH SCINTILLATING PLASTIC, SURROUNDING A GADOLINIUM OR CADMIUM CORE, AND SCINTILLATING COVER DOPED OR COVERED BY BORON OR LITHIUM, AND ASSOCIATED NEUTRON COUNTING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.11.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  10.05.2017
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
COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Bâtiment "Le Ponant D"
25, Rue Leblanc
75015 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2019/11]For all designated states
COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Bâtiment "Le Ponant D"
25, rue Leblanc
75015 Paris / FR
Inventor(s)01 / COULON, Romain
10 rue de la Closerie
58400 Chaulgnes / FR
02 / DUMAZERT, Jonathan
14 avenue Frédéric Joliot Curie
30100 Ales / FR
03 / CARREL, Frédérick
2 Allée Elisabeth de Feydeau
91190 Gif-Sur-Yvette / FR
04 / HAMEL, Matthieu
19 bis rue de Russie
50100 Cherbourg-Octeville / FR
 [2019/11]
Representative(s)Brevalex
Tour Trinity
1 B Place de la Défense
92400 Courbevoie / FR
[N/P]
Former [2019/11]Brevalex
95, rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
Application number, filing date17720152.202.05.2017
[2019/11]
WO2017EP60416
Priority number, dateFR2016005406604.05.2016         Original published format: FR 1654066
[2019/11]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017191133
Date:09.11.2017
Language:FR
[2017/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3452850
Date:13.03.2019
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.11.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3452850
Date:10.06.2020
Language:FR
[2020/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01T3/06
[2019/11]
CPC:
G01T3/06 (EP)
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 [2019/11]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:NEUTRONENDETEKTOR MIT GLÄNZENDEM KUNSTSTOFF UM EINEN GADOLINIUM- ODER CADMIUMKERN HERUM UND MIT BOR ODER LITHIUM DOTIERTE ODER ÜBERZOGENE GLÄNZENDE ABDECKUNG SOWIE ZUGEHÖRIGE NEUTRONENZÄHLVORRICHTUNG[2019/11]
English:NEUTRON DETECTOR, WITH SCINTILLATING PLASTIC, SURROUNDING A GADOLINIUM OR CADMIUM CORE, AND SCINTILLATING COVER DOPED OR COVERED BY BORON OR LITHIUM, AND ASSOCIATED NEUTRON COUNTING DEVICE[2019/11]
French:DETECTEUR DE NEUTRONS, A PLASTIQUE SCINTILLANT, ENTOURANT UN COEUR DE GADOLINIUM OU DE CADMIUM, ET COUVERTURE SCINTILLANTE DOPEE OU COUVERTE PAR DU BORE OU DU LITHIUM, ET DISPOSITIF DE COMPTAGE DE NEUTRONS ASSOCIE[2019/11]
Entry into regional phase05.11.2018National basic fee paid 
05.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
05.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/11]
05.11.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.2020Fee for grant paid
31.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.05.2017
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Cited inInternational search[A]US3382363  (GANT JR ORLAND J, et al) [A] 1 * column 3, line 25 - column 4, line 14 * * column 4, line 70 - column 5, line 3 ** column 5, lines 23-53; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]EP1081509  (SAINT GOBAIN [US]) [A] 1-13 * paragraphs [0013] - [0016]; figures 1-3 *;
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 [A]WO2013121191  (SYMETRICA LTD [GB]) [A] 1 * page 6, line 4 - page 7, line 4; figures 1A, 1B *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ANIMMA.2015.7465523
by applicantWO2011012154
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