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EP About this file: EP3459431

EP3459431 - CONTROLLING THE INTEGRAL LIGHT ENERGY OF A LASER PULSE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.03.2022
Database last updated on 29.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.10.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip16.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
325 Paramount Drive
Raynham, MA 02767 / US
[2019/13]
Inventor(s)01 / TALBERT, Joshua D.
1763 Fort Union Boulevard
Cottonwood Heights, Utah 84121 / US
02 / BLANQUART, Laurent
2776 Great Smokey Court
Westlake Village, California 91362 / US
03 / WICHERN, Donald M.
5591 South 1100 East
South Ogden, Utah 84405 / US
 [2019/13]
Representative(s)Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/13]Small, Gary James
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date18201617.015.03.2014
[2019/13]
Priority number, dateUS201361799626P15.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361799626 P
[2019/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3459431
Date:27.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/06
[2019/13]
CPC:
F21V23/003 (EP,US); A61B1/063 (EP,US); A61B1/0655 (EP);
A61B1/0661 (US); A61B1/0684 (EP,US); A61B1/07 (EP,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 [2019/45]
Former [2019/13]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:STEUERUNG DER INTEGRIERTEN LICHTENERGIE EINES LASERPULSES[2019/13]
English:CONTROLLING THE INTEGRAL LIGHT ENERGY OF A LASER PULSE[2019/13]
French:COMMANDE DE L'ÉNERGIE LUMINEUSE INTÉGRALE D'UNE IMPULSION LASER[2019/13]
Examination procedure27.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.09.2019Examination requested  [2019/45]
27.09.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP14762418.3  / EP2967300
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
19.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
19.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
14.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
15.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US6444970  (BARBATO LOUIS J [US]) [Y] 7* column 3, line 58 - column 4, line 17 *;
 [X]US2007147033  (OGAWA KIYOTOMI [JP], et al) [X] 1-3 * paragraphs [0021] - [0024] - [0046] - [0058] *;
 [Y]US2010228089  (HOFFMAN DAVID [US], et al) [Y] 3-6 * paragraphs [0030] - [0054] *;
 [XY]EP2359739  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,8 * paragraphs [0031] , [0035] - [0042] * [Y] 1-8;
 [XY]US2011208004  (FEINGOLD BENJAMIN HYMAN [US], et al) [X] 1,8 * paragraphs [0023] - [0029] * [Y] 2-7;
 [Y]EP2371268  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-8 * paragraphs [0031] - [0041] - [0061] *
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