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EP About this file: EP3574556

EP3574556 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER SYSTEM HAVING NON-PLANAR THIN DISC GAIN MEDIA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.05.2023
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip29.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
2300 First Street, Suite 204
Livermore, CA 94550 / US
For all designated states
The Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Division Newport
1176 Howell Street, Bldg 102T, Code 00L
Newport, RI 02841 / US
[2022/35]
Former [2019/49]For all designated states
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
2300 First Street, Suite 204
Livermore, CA 94550 / US
For all designated states
The Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Division Newport
1176 Howell Street, Bldg 102T, Code 00L
Newport, RI 02841 / US
For all designated states
Lacomb, Ronald
c/o Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
7000 East Avenue
P.O. Box 808, L-703
Livermore, CA 94550 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DAWSON, Jay, W.
c/o Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
7000 East Avenue
P.O. Box 808
L-703
Livermore California 94550 / US
02 / LACOMB, Ronald
c/o Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
7000 East Avenue
P.O. Box 808
L-703
Livermore California 94550 / US
 [2019/49]
Representative(s)Wunderlich & Heim Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Irmgardstraße 3
81479 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/49]Wunderlich & Heim Patentanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Irmgardstrasse 3
81479 München / DE
Application number, filing date18744688.525.01.2018
[2019/49]
WO2018US15306
Priority number, dateUS201762450226P25.01.2017         Original published format: US 201762450226 P
[2019/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018140638
Date:02.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3574556
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR02.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01S3/06, H01S3/04, H01S3/08, // H01S3/042, H01S3/07, H01S3/081, H01S3/094, H01S3/0941, H01S3/23
[2020/37]
CPC:
H01S3/0604 (EP,US); H01S3/0405 (US); H01S3/042 (EP,US);
H01S3/0612 (EP,US); H01S3/0621 (EP,US); H01S3/08081 (EP,US);
H01S3/0816 (EP,US); H01S3/0817 (US); H01S3/0941 (US);
H01S2301/02 (EP,US); H01S3/0407 (EP); H01S3/0615 (EP,US);
H01S3/0623 (EP); H01S3/07 (EP); H01S3/09408 (EP,US);
H01S3/094084 (EP,US); H01S3/09415 (EP); H01S3/1603 (US);
H01S3/2308 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/49]H01S3/06, H01S3/04, H01S3/08
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 [2019/49]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR LASERSYSTEM MIT NICHTPLANAREN DÜNNSCHEIBENVERSTÄRKUNGSMEDIEN[2019/49]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER SYSTEM HAVING NON-PLANAR THIN DISC GAIN MEDIA[2019/49]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR SYSTÈME LASER AYANT UN MILIEU AMPLIFICATEUR À DISQUE MINCE NON PLAN[2019/49]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2019National basic fee paid 
24.07.2019Search fee paid 
24.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/49]
04.03.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.05.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
29.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]EP1411608  (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US]) [X] 1,3,4,7,9-13,15 * paragraphs [0020] , [0021] , [0055]; figures 1,6 * [A] 5 [I] 2,6,14,16;
 [XAI]US2015109662  (CATES MICHAEL C [US], et al) [X] 1,4,7,8,12,13,15,16 * paragraphs [0045] - [0047]; figure 11 * * paragraphs [0035] , [0061] * [A] 5 [I] 2,3,6,14;
 [A]  - HOSTASA JAN ET AL, "Layered Yb:YAG ceramics produced by two different methods: processing, characterization, and comparison", OPTICAL ENGINEERING, SOC. OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS, BELLINGHAM, vol. 55, no. 8, doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.8.087104, ISSN 0091-3286, (20160801), page 87104, (20160815), XP060075544 [A] 9 * figure 3 * * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.8.087104
International search[XY]US2008304534  (SUMIDA DAVID S [US], et al) [X] 1-15, 19-22 * See paragraphs [0009], [0020]-[0023], [0031]-[0037], claims 1, 29 and figures IB, 3-5. * [Y] 16-18;
 [A]US2010254424  (CURTIN MARK S [US], et al) [A] 1-22 * See paragraphs [0035]-[0039] and figures 3-4D. *;
 [A]US2011150013  (SPINELLI LUIS A [US], et al) [A] 1-22* See paragraphs [0026]-[0033] and figure 1. *;
 [A]WO2014076694  (RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYS [IL]) [A] 1-22 * See page 8, line 22 - page 9, line 3 and figure 1. *;
 [Y]  - CHRISTIAN STEWEN et al., "A 1-kW CW thin disc laser", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, (20000800), vol. 6, no. 4, pages 650 - 657, XP011449504 [Y] 16-18 * . See pages 653-654 and figures 1, 12. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/2944.883380
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