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EP3613543 - CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE WITH A MANIPULATOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING A SPECIMEN WITH SAID CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.01.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FEI Company
5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124-5793 / US
[2020/09]
Inventor(s)01 / Persoon, Hans
Vonderveld 13
5583 GX Waalre / NL
02 / Engelen, Andre
Wildeman 41
5629 KH Eindhoven / NL
03 / Schampers, Ruud
Metternichstraat 19
5932 AW Tegelen / NL
04 / Mitchels, John
Sokolsa 720, Modrice
664 42 Brno / CZ
 [2020/09]
Representative(s)Janssen, Francis-Paul
FEI Company
Patent Department
P.O.Box 1745
5602 BS Eindhoven / NL
[2020/09]
Application number, filing date18190045.721.08.2018
[2020/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3613543
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:B25J7/00, B25J15/08, H01J37/20
[2020/09]
CPC:
H01J37/20 (EP,US); H01J37/252 (US); B25J15/0293 (EP);
B25J7/00 (EP); G02B21/34 (US); H01J37/244 (US);
H01J2237/208 (EP); H01J2237/28 (EP); H01J2237/31749 (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 [2020/37]
Former [2020/09]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LADUNGSPARTIKELMIKROSKOP MIT MANIPULATORVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER PROBE MIT DIESEM LADUNGSPARTIKELMIKROSKOP[2020/09]
English:CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE WITH A MANIPULATOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING A SPECIMEN WITH SAID CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE[2020/09]
French:MICROSCOPE À PARTICULES CHARGÉES COMPORTANT UN DISPOSITIF MANIPULATEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION D'UN ÉCHANTILLON À L'AIDE DUDIT MICROSCOPE À PARTICULES CHARGÉES[2020/09]
Examination procedure04.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.08.2020Examination requested  [2020/37]
04.08.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
25.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
19.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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