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EP3454095 - OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.07.2021
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.07.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip16.06.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 19.07.2023  [2023/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Strasse 1
79183 Waldkirch / DE
[2020/08]
Former [2019/11]For all designated states
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Strasse 1
79183 Waldkirch/Breisgau / DE
Inventor(s)01 / ALBRECHT, Roland
Alemannenstr. 13
79211 Denzlingen / DE
02 / EBLE, Johannes
Am Rosengarten 28
79183 Waldkirch / DE
03 / KRIENER, Eva-Maria
Sickingenstr. 41c
79117 Freiburg / DE
 [2020/17]
Former [2019/11]01 / Albrecht, Roland
Alemannenstr. 13
79211 Denzlingen / DE
02 / Eble, Johannes
Am Rosengarten 28
79183 Waldkirch / DE
03 / Kriener, Eva-Maria
Sickingenstr. 41c
79117 Freiburg / DE
Representative(s)Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
[2020/36]
Former [2019/11]Manitz Finsterwald Patentanwälte PartmbB
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date18193414.210.09.2018
[2019/11]
Priority number, dateDE20171012087711.09.2017         Original published format: DE102017120877
[2019/11]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3454095
Date:13.03.2019
Language:DE
[2019/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3454095
Date:02.09.2020
Language:DE
[2020/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01V8/12
[2019/11]
CPC:
G01V8/12 (EP,US); G01V8/14 (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 [2019/33]
Former [2019/11]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 
TitleGerman:OPTOELEKTRONISCHES SENSORSYSTEM[2019/11]
English:OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR SYSTEM[2019/11]
French:SYSTÈME CAPTEUR OPTOÉLECTRONIQUE[2019/11]
Examination procedure04.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/33]
04.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2020Fee for grant paid
24.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU10.09.2018
AL02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
MT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
IE10.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
NL23.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
[2023/29]
Former [2022/33]HU10.09.2018
AL02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MK02.09.2020
MT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
IE10.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2022/27]HU10.09.2018
AL02.09.2020
CY02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
MT02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
TR02.09.2020
IE10.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/37]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
DK02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
IE10.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SI02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
BE30.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/31]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
MC02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/28]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SK02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/27]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
LU10.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/25]AL02.09.2020
CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
ES02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
IS02.01.2021
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]CZ02.09.2020
EE02.09.2020
FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RO02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
SM02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
PT04.01.2021
Former [2021/10]FI02.09.2020
HR02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
LV02.09.2020
PL02.09.2020
RS02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
GR03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
SE02.09.2020
BG02.12.2020
NO02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]FI02.09.2020
LT02.09.2020
NO02.12.2020
Documents cited:Search[A]DE1275913  (SICK ERWIN) [A] 11 * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]EP0170008  (ELESTA AG ELEKTRONIK [CH]) [A] 1,10 * figures 1,2 *;
 [A]EP0527326  (LEUZE ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO [DE]) [A] 9* abstract *;
 [A]US2002135748  (LAPOLICE GEORGE D [US]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [I]DE20023839U  (IFM ELECTRONIC GMBH [DE]) [I] 1-12 * figures 1,6 * * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0042] *;
 [A]DE102005013317  (LEUZE ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0009]; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]EP2226653  (SICK AG [DE]) [A] 11 * paragraph [0011]; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]DE202009007612U  (SICK AG [DE]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]DE202014009924U  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO [JP]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]EP3104198  (SICK AG [DE]) [A] 1 * figure 4 *
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