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EP3455110 - SENSING VEHICLE POSITIONS WITH OPTICAL SENSORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.02.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.05.2022  [2022/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
Floor 13, Phase B, Tengfei Industrial Building
Futian Free Trade Zone
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518045 / CN
[2019/12]
Inventor(s)01 / HE, Yi
Floor 13, Phase B
Tengfei Industrial Building
Futian Free Trade Zone
Shenzhen Guangdong 518045 / CN
02 / PI, Bo
Floor 13, Phase B
Tengfei Industrial Building
Futian Free Trade Zone
Shenzhen Guangdong 518045 / CN
 [2019/12]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[2019/12]
Application number, filing date17877390.925.10.2017
[2019/12]
WO2017CN107615
Priority number, dateUS201662430269P05.12.2016         Original published format: US 201662430269 P
[2019/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018103467
Date:14.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3455110
Date:20.03.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN14.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:B60T7/12, G01S17/48, G01S17/32, G01S17/42, G01S17/93
[2019/22]
CPC:
B60T7/22 (EP,US); G01B11/26 (US); B60T7/12 (US);
B60T8/17 (US); G01S17/32 (EP,US); G01S17/42 (EP,US);
G01S17/48 (EP,US); G01S17/931 (EP,US); B60T2201/022 (EP,US);
B60T2210/32 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/12]B60T7/12, G01S13/06
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 [2019/12]
TitleGerman:ERFASSEN VON FAHRZEUGPOSITIONEN MIT OPTISCHEN SENSOREN[2019/12]
English:SENSING VEHICLE POSITIONS WITH OPTICAL SENSORS[2019/12]
French:DÉTECTION DE POSITIONS DE VÉHICULE AVEC DES CAPTEURS OPTIQUES[2019/12]
Entry into regional phase13.12.2018National basic fee paid 
13.12.2018Search fee paid 
13.12.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
13.12.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
13.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/12]
25.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/18]
01.12.2021Date of oral proceedings
09.12.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.12.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
28.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US5302835  (BENDETT MARK [US], et al) [X] 1,6,7 * abstract * * column 2, line 49 - line 55 * * column 3, line 4 - line 7 * * column 5, line 18 * [I] 2-5,8-14;
 [XI]US2008285842  (PLASBERG GEORG [DE], et al) [X] 1,6,7 * figure 3 * * abstract * * paragraphs [0021] , [0022] , [0064] , [0075] * [I] 2-5,8-14;
 [XI]  - MIQUEL MASSOT-CAMPOS ET AL, "Optical Sensors and Methods for Underwater 3D Reconstruction", SENSORS, (20151215), vol. 15, no. 12, doi:10.3390/s151229864, pages 31525 - 31557, XP055537331 [X] 1,3,6-8,10,13,14 * page 31528, line 7 - line 10 * * page 31529, line 4 - line 6 * * page 31529, line 24 - line 31 * * page 31529, line 40 - line 45 * [I] 2,4,5,9,11,12

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s151229864
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