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EP3701585 - A TRANSITION ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A WAVEGUIDE TWIST, A WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A NUMBER OF WAVEGUIDE TWISTS AND A ROTARY JOINT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  15.08.2024
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.05.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  20.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2024Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 18.09.2024  [2024/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gapwaves AB
Banehagsgatan 22
414 51 Göteborg / SE
[2020/36]
Inventor(s)01 / YANG, Jian
Idunagatan 1B
431 44 Mölndal / SE
 [2020/36]
Representative(s)Lind Edlund Kenamets Intellectual Property AB
Kungsportsavenyn 25
411 36 Göteborg / SE
[N/P]
Former [2020/36]AWA Sweden AB
P.O. Box 11394
404 28 Göteborg / SE
Application number, filing date17797192.625.10.2017
[2020/36]
WO2017SE51046
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019083418
Date:02.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3701585
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:H01P1/06, H01P5/02, H01P5/04
[2020/36]
CPC:
H01P5/024 (EP,US); H01P1/062 (US); H01P1/065 (EP);
H01P1/067 (EP); H01P3/12 (US); H01P5/04 (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 [2020/36]
TitleGerman:ÜBERGANGSANORDNUNG MIT EINER WELLENLEITERVERDRILLUNG, WELLENLEITERSTRUKTUR MIT EINER ANZAHL VON WELLENLEITERVERDRILLUNGEN UND DREHGELENK[2020/36]
English:A TRANSITION ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A WAVEGUIDE TWIST, A WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A NUMBER OF WAVEGUIDE TWISTS AND A ROTARY JOINT[2020/36]
French:AGENCEMENT DE TRANSITION COMPRENANT UNE TORSION DE GUIDE D'ONDES, STRUCTURE DE GUIDE D'ONDES COMPRENANT UN CERTAIN NOMBRE DE TORSIONS DE GUIDE D'ONDES ET ARTICULATION ROTATIVE[2020/36]
Entry into regional phase25.05.2020National basic fee paid 
25.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
25.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/36]
25.05.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.05.2024Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2024/38]
24.05.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2024/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
22.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
13.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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31.10.202307   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[A]US3651435  (RIBLET HENRY J) [A] 5,8,20,21 * figures 1,1B,3,4 * * column 3, line 1 - line 17 * * column 4, lines 26-44 *;
 [Y]US3001159  (HILSINGER JR HARRY A) [Y] 30,31 * figure 1 * * column 2, line 21 - line 27 * * column 1, line 48 - line 55 * * column 3, line 40 - line 71 *
    [XDYI] - DONGQUAN SUN ET AL, "Real Time Rotatable Waveguide Twist Using Contactless Stacked Air-Gapped Waveguides", IEEE MICROWAVE AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS LETTERS., US, (20170214), vol. 27, no. 3, doi:10.1109/LMWC.2017.2661881, ISSN 1531-1309, pages 215 - 217, XP055486607 [XD] 1-4,6,7,9-11,13-17,19,22,26,27,29 * figure 1 * * Section I, 3rd paragraph * * Section II * * Section III, first paragraph * [Y] 30,31 [I] 5,8,12,18,20,21,23-25,28

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LMWC.2017.2661881
by applicantWO2010003808
    - H. A. WHEELER; HENRY SCHWIEBERT, "Step Twist Waveguide Components", IRE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, MTT, (19550000), vol. 3, no. 5, pages 44 - 52
    - E. PUCCI; P.-S. KILDAL, "Contactless Non-Leaking waveguide flange Realized by Bed of Nails for millimetre wave Applications", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP, (20120300), pages 3533 - 3536
    - S. RAHIMINEJAD; E. PUCCI; V. VASSILEV; P.-S. KILDAL; S. HAASL; P. ENOKSSON, "Polymer Gap adapter for contactless, Robust, and fast Measurements at 220-325 GHz", Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, (20160200), vol. 25, no. 1, doi:doi:10.1109/JMEMS.2015.2500277, XP011597857

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JMEMS.2015.2500277
    - H. A. WHEELER, "Step Twist Waveguide Components", IRE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, MTT, (19550000), vol. 3, no. 5, pages 44 - 52
    - P.-S. KILDAL; E. ALFONSO; A. VALERO-NOGUEIRA; E. RAJO-IGLESIAS, "Local metamaterial-based waveguides in gaps between parallel metal plates", IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation letters (AWPL, (20090000), vol. 8, doi:doi:10.1109/LAWP.2008.2011147, pages 84 - 87, XP011330887

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2008.2011147
    - E. RAJO-IGLESIAS; P.-S. KILDAL, "Numerical studies of bandwidth of parallel plate cut-off realized by bed of nails, corrugations and mushroom-type EBG for use in gap waveguides", IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, (20110300), vol. 5, no. 3, pages 282 - 289
    - E. PUCCI; P.-S. KILDAL, "Contactless Non-Leaking waveguide flange Realized by Bed of Nails for millimeter wave Applications", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP, (20120300), pages 3533 - 3536
 WO2016SE50387
 EP20120168106
 EP20150186666
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