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EP3559936 - MULTI-LAYER DISPLAY INCLUDING PROXIMITY SENSOR AND DEPTH-CHANGING INTERFACE ELEMENTS, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.08.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2024Change - applicantpublished on 25.09.2024 [2024/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aptiv Technologies AG
Spitalstrasse 5
8200 Schaffhausen / CH
[2024/39]
Former [2024/18]For all designated states
Aptiv Technologies AG
Pestalozzistrasse 2
8200 Schaffhausen / CH
Former [2022/24]For all designated states
Aptiv Technologies Limited
The Financial Services Centre
Bishop's Court Hill
St. Michael / BB
Former [2019/44]For all designated states
Pure Depth Limited
Level 2, 5 Broadway New Market
Auckland 1023 / NZ
Inventor(s)01 / MANS, Richard N.
3 Ngaruawahia Road
Ngaruawahia 3720 / NZ
02 / NG, Sok-Mung
6A Waratah Street
Birkenhead
Auckland 0626 / NZ
 [2019/44]
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
[2019/44]
Application number, filing date17887023.418.12.2017
[2019/44]
WO2017IB58075
Priority number, dateUS20161539329729.12.2016         Original published format: US201615393297
[2019/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018122674
Date:05.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3559936
Date:30.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.07.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.07.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:G09G5/00, G06F3/00, G06F3/038
[2019/44]
CPC:
G06F3/017 (EP,US); G09G3/003 (US); G06F3/04815 (EP,US);
G06F3/04883 (US); G06F3/04845 (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 [2019/44]
TitleGerman:MEHRSCHICHTIGE ANZEIGE MIT NÄHERUNGSSENSOR- UND TIEFENVERÄNDERNDEN SCHNITTSTELLENELEMENTEN UND/ODER ZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN[2019/44]
English:MULTI-LAYER DISPLAY INCLUDING PROXIMITY SENSOR AND DEPTH-CHANGING INTERFACE ELEMENTS, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS[2019/44]
French:AFFICHEUR MULTICOUCHE COMPRENANT UN CAPTEUR DE PROXIMITÉ ET DES ÉLÉMENTS D'INTERFACE DE CHANGEMENT DE PROFONDEUR, ET/OU PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS[2019/44]
Entry into regional phase23.07.2019National basic fee paid 
23.07.2019Search fee paid 
23.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/44]
03.03.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
14.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.08.2024Reply 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 Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
14.05.2021Request for further processing filed
14.05.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
25.05.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
29.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011082620  (SMALL EVAN [US], et al);
 [Y]WO2013015466  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR], et al);
 [A]US2014062946  (GRAUMANN DAVID L [US], et al);
 [XYI]US2016049109  (ENGEL GABRIEL DAMON [NZ], et al);
 [E]WO2018041489  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]);
 [E]WO2018122670  (PURE DEPTH LTD [NZ])
International search[A]US2003137469  (HANSEN JILL ANN [US], et al) [A] 1-3, 12-16 * entire document *;
 [A]US2011054785  (WOOD MICHAEL WESLEY [US], et al) [A] 1-3, 12-16* entire document *;
 [Y]US2011157040  (KASHIO HIROKAZU [JP]) [Y] 16 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2011164047  (PANCE ALEKSANDAR [US]) [Y] 1-3, 12-16 * entire document *;
 [A]US8630741  (MATSUOKA YOKY [US], et al) [A] 1-3, 12-16 * entire document *;
 [Y]WO2015042048  (AMAZON TECH INC [US]) [Y] 2, 3, 12, 14-16 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2016127775  (ZILBERSTEIN KARIN [US], et al) [Y] 1-3, 12-16 * entire document *
by applicantWO9942889
 WO9944095
 US2011082620
 US2011310121
 US2012056989
 WO2013015466
 US2014062946
 US8711058
 US2015363070
 US2016049109
 WO2018041489
 WO2018122670
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