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EP3420380 - TILEABLE BLOCK DETECTORS FOR SEAMLESS BLOCK DETECTOR ARRAYS IN POSITRON EMISSION MAMMOGRAPHY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.04.2022
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.11.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip28.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 / CA
[2019/01]
Inventor(s)01 / REZNIK, Alla
129 Mickelson Drive
Shuniah, Ontario P7A 6N3 / CA
02 / BUBON, Oleksandr
1832 Isabella St. E.
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 5C1 / CA
03 / TEYMURAZYAN, Aram
13-2048 Rae St.
Regina, Saskatchewan S4T 2E5 / CA
 [2019/01]
Representative(s)Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Widenmayerstraße 6
80538 München / DE
[2019/01]
Application number, filing date17755679.223.02.2017
[2019/01]
WO2017CA50228
Priority number, dateUS201662300256P26.02.2016         Original published format: US 201662300256 P
[2019/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017143442
Date:31.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3420380
Date:02.01.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA31.08.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01T1/164, G01T1/202
[2019/01]
CPC:
G01T1/1644 (EP,US); A61B6/502 (US); G01T1/164 (EP,US);
G01T1/20182 (EP,US); G01T1/20185 (EP,US); G01T1/202 (EP,US);
A61B6/037 (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 [2019/01]
TitleGerman:KACHELBARE BLOCKDETEKTOREN FÜR NAHTLOSE BLOCKDETEKTORANORDNUNGEN IN POSITRONENEMISSIONSMAMMOGRAPHIE[2019/01]
English:TILEABLE BLOCK DETECTORS FOR SEAMLESS BLOCK DETECTOR ARRAYS IN POSITRON EMISSION MAMMOGRAPHY[2019/01]
French:BLOCS DÉTECTEURS À PAVER POUR RÉSEAUX DE BLOCS DÉTECTEURS SANS SOUDURE EN MAMMOGRAPHIE PAR ÉMISSION DE POSITONS[2019/01]
Entry into regional phase25.09.2018National basic fee paid 
25.09.2018Search fee paid 
25.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
25.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
25.09.2018Examination requested  [2019/01]
21.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.11.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
19.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
19.01.2023Request for further processing filed
19.01.2023Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.01.2023Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
27.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]JP2007078567  (SHIMADZU CORP) [X] 1-4,7-9 * abstract * * figures 1, 6 * * paragraphs [0033] - [0036] * * paragraph [0043] * * paragraphs [0058] - [0059] * * paragraph [0069] * * paragraph [0074] * [Y] 13 [I] 5;
 [XYI]US2008073542  (SIEGEL STEFAN [US]) [X] 1,2,4,6,10,12,14,15 * abstract * * figures 4, 5 * * paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0031] * * paragraphs [0038] - [0039] * [Y] 13 [I] 5,11;
 [XI]US2010237251  (TONAMI HIROMICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4,7-9 * paragraph [0002] * * figures 1, 8 * * paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0025] * * paragraphs [0040] - [0041] * * paragraph [0043] * [I] 5;
 [XI]US2011255658  (MATSUDA KEIJI [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4,6,7,10,12,14-16 * abstract * * figures 4, 5 * * paragraphs [0046] - [0052] * [I] 5,11;
 [A]  - RAYLMAN RAYMOND R ET AL, "Arrays of Segmented, Tapered Light Guides for Use With Large, Planar Scintillation Detectors", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 62, no. 3, doi:10.1109/TNS.2015.2392085, ISSN 0018-9499, (20150601), pages 694 - 698, (20150612), XP011584237 [A] 1-16 * abstract * * figures 1, 2 * * section II. Materials and Methods, A. Light guides *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2015.2392085
International search[Y]US2001040219  (CHERRY SIMON R [US], et al) [Y] 10* [0023]; [0046]; [0050]; Figs. 1B *;
 [Y]US2007209581  (FERRAND BERNARD [FR], et al) [Y] 9 * [0033]-[0035] *;
 [XY]US2008073542  (SIEGEL STEFAN [US]) [X] 1, 2, 4, 8 * [0005]; [0029]; Figs. 1, 2, 4 * [Y] 3, 6, 7, 9, 10;
 [Y]US2014064446  (WEAR JAMES A [US], et al) [Y] 3, 6, 7 * [0029]; [0032]-[0033]; [0051]; Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5 *
by applicantJP2007078567
 US2008073542
 US2010237251
 US2011255658
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