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EP3488788 - ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION DEVICE, AND OPERATION PROGRAM OF ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.02.2021Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 17.03.2021  [2021/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
[2019/22]
Inventor(s)01 / MIYAKE, Tatsuya
c/o Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi
Hachioji-shi Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
 [2019/22]
Representative(s)Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/22]Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date17830857.306.07.2017
[2019/22]
WO2017JP24798
Priority number, dateJP2016014161819.07.2016         Original published format: JP 2016141618
[2019/22]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018016337
Date:25.01.2018
Language:JA
[2018/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3488788
Date:29.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61B8/08, A61B8/12, A61B8/14, A61B8/00
[2020/15]
CPC:
A61B8/12 (EP,US); A61B8/08 (EP,US); A61B8/14 (EP,US);
A61B8/463 (EP); A61B8/469 (EP); A61B8/485 (EP,US);
A61B8/5207 (EP,US); A61B1/00009 (EP,US); A61B1/273 (EP);
A61B8/4416 (EP); A61B8/5223 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/22]A61B8/08, A61B8/12, A61B8/14
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 [2019/22]
TitleGerman:ULTRASCHALLBEOBACHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BETRIEBSVERFAHREN DER ULTRASCHALLBEOBACHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BETRIEBSPROGRAMM DER ULTRASCHALLBEOBACHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2019/22]
English:ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION DEVICE, AND OPERATION PROGRAM OF ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION DEVICE[2019/22]
French:DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION ÉCHOGRAPHIQUE, PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT DE DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION ÉCHOGRAPHIQUE, ET PROGRAMME DE FONCTIONNEMENT POUR DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION ÉCHOGRAPHIQUE[2019/22]
Entry into regional phase15.02.2019Translation filed 
15.02.2019National basic fee paid 
15.02.2019Search fee paid 
15.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
15.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.02.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/22]
06.10.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2021/11]
27.10.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.202004   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2007112267  (MATSUMURA TAKESHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,8,10-13 * paragraphs [0044] - [0065] - [0078]; figures 1,3-5,7,8 * [I] 9;
 [X]US2011040185  (MATSUMURA TAKESHI [JP]) [X] 1,13 * figures 1,5 *;
 [XAI]US2015148676  (CHOI KI-WAN [KR], et al) [X] 1-3,6,8-13 * paragraphs [0007] - [0012] - [0073] - [0085] - [0089] - [0095] - [0100] - [0116] - [0131] , [0135] - [0137] - [0141] - [0148]; figures 1-23; claims 1-27 * * paragraphs [0153] - [0161] - [0169] - [0175] - [0184] * [A] 7 [I] 4,5;
 [A]US2015279025  (WAKI KOJI [JP]) [A] 2,7 * paragraph [0068]; figures 2-7 *;
 [X]  - MATSUMURA T ET AL, "Diagnostic results for breast disease by real-time elasticity imaging system", 2004 IEEE ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM : 23 - 27 AUGUST 2004, PALAIS DES CONGRÈS, MONTRÉAL, CANADA, IEEE OPERATIONS CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, (20040823), vol. 2, doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2004.1418083, ISBN 978-0-7803-8412-5, pages 1484 - 1487, XP010784243 [X] 1-3,7,13 * page 1484, column right, paragraph 3 - page 1486, column left, paragraph 2; figures 1,4,5,6; table 1 * * page 1487, column left, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2004.1418083
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International search[A]WO2009131027  (HITACHI MEDICAL CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-14* , entire text; all drawings & EP 2272435 A1 *;
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