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EP About this file: EP3640620

EP3640620 - METHOD FOR DETECTING THE COURSE OF AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE BY MEANS OF AN AIRBORNE DETECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip05.03.2021Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 07.04.2021  [2021/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2020/17]
Inventor(s)01 / Birchbauer, Josef Alois
Heidenreichstr. 9/13
8054 Seiersberg / AT
02 / Liepe, Mike
Meisenweg 1
91334 Hemhofen / DE
03 / Weiss, Roland
Görlitzer Str. 12
91058 Erlangen / DE
04 / Windisch, Claudia
Köppling 149
8565 St. Johann / AT
 [2020/17]
Representative(s)Maier, Daniel Oliver
Siemens AG
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/17]Maier, Daniel Oliver
Siemens AG
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
Application number, filing date18201166.818.10.2018
[2020/17]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3640620
Date:22.04.2020
Language:DE
[2020/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01M5/00, F16L55/00, G01B21/08, G01C21/00, G01V3/16
[2020/17]
CPC:
G01M5/0025 (EP); G01B21/08 (EP); G01C15/002 (EP);
G01C7/02 (EP); G01M5/0075 (EP); G01V3/16 (EP);
G01V3/165 (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 [2020/17]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR DETEKTION DES VERLAUFS EINER UNTERIRDISCH VERLEGTEN ROHRLEITUNG MITTELS EINER LUFTGESTÜTZTEN ERFASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/17]
English:METHOD FOR DETECTING THE COURSE OF AN UNDERGROUND PIPELINE BY MEANS OF AN AIRBORNE DETECTION DEVICE[2020/17]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DU PASSAGE D'UNE CONDUITE SOUTERRAINE AU MOYEN D'UN DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION AÉRIEN[2020/17]
Examination procedure23.10.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2021/14]
19.11.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2021/14]
Fees paidPenalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.202003   M06   Not yet paid
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 [A]EP3228980  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [XI]US2017299755  (COLE SCOTT B [US], et al) [X] 1-5,10,11 * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0041]; figures 1-7 * [I] 1-14;
 [A]DE102016223774  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [I]DE102016015194  (TRACTO TECHNIK [DE]) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0026]; figures 1,2 *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/ICCAS.2017.8204467
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s17061268
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-4244
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