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EP3555873 - TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER FOR TRAINING AND CONTROLLING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS WITH A SINGLE CHANNEL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.09.2021 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 09.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 22.06.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.09.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 18.08.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Gentex Corporation 600 North Centennial Street Zeeland, MI 49464 / US
	[2019/43]
Inventor(s)	01 / WITKOWSKI, Todd R. 3672 Westbeech Ct Hudsonville Michigan 49426-7352 / US
	[2019/43]
Representative(s)	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
	[2019/43]
Application number, filing date	18751035.9	09.02.2018
	[2019/43]
	WO2018US17669
Priority number, date	US201762457509P	10.02.2017 Original published format: US 201762457509 P
	[2019/43]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2018148577
	Date:	16.08.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/33]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP3555873
	Date:	23.10.2019
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2019/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3555873
	Date:	11.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	RU	20.09.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.09.2019
Classification	IPC:	G08C17/02, // G07C9/00	[2019/43]
	CPC:	G08C17/02 (EP,US); G07C9/00857 (EP,US); G07C9/00896 (EP,US); G07C2009/00865 (EP,US); G07C2009/00928 (EP,US); G08C2201/20 (EP,US); (+) G08C2201/92 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/43]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	LERNFÄHIGER SENDER / EMPFÄNGER ZUM TRAINIEREN UND STEUERN MEHRERER FUNKTIONEN MIT EINEM EINZIGEN KANAL	[2019/43]
	English:	TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER FOR TRAINING AND CONTROLLING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS WITH A SINGLE CHANNEL	[2019/43]
	French:	ÉMETTEUR-RÉCEPTEUR CAPABLE D'APPRENTISSAGE POUR ENTRAÎNER ET COMMANDER DE MULTIPLES FONCTIONS AVEC UN SEUL CANAL	[2020/45]
	Former [2019/43]	APPRENTISSAGE ET COMMANDE DE MULTIPLES FONCTIONS D'UN DISPOSITIF À DISTANCE AU MOYEN D'UN SEUL CANAL D'UN ÉMETTEUR-RÉCEPTEUR CAPABLE D'APPRENTISSAGE
Entry into regional phase	18.07.2019	National basic fee paid
	18.07.2019	Search fee paid
	18.07.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.07.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.07.2019	Examination requested [2019/43]
	25.03.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	23.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.09.2020	Fee for grant paid
	24.09.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	24.09.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	12.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/42]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.02.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	09.02.2018
	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
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	EE	11.11.2020
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	HR	11.11.2020
	IT	11.11.2020
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	LV	11.11.2020
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	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
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	TR	11.11.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
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Former [2024/29]	HU	09.02.2018
	AL	11.11.2020
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	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
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	ES	11.11.2020
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	LT	11.11.2020
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	RO	11.11.2020
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	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
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	SM	11.11.2020
	TR	11.11.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2024/23]	HU	09.02.2018
	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CY	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
	DK	11.11.2020
	EE	11.11.2020
	ES	11.11.2020
	FI	11.11.2020
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	IT	11.11.2020
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	LV	11.11.2020
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	SE	11.11.2020
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	IE	09.02.2021
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	GR	12.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
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	IS	11.03.2021
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Former [2023/33]	HU	09.02.2018
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	CY	11.11.2020
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	IE	09.02.2021
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	GR	12.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
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	IS	11.03.2021
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	IE	09.02.2021
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	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
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Former [2022/34]	AL	11.11.2020
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	IE	09.02.2021
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	GR	12.02.2021
	BE	28.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	11.11.2020
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	IE	09.02.2021
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	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
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	IE	09.02.2021
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	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	11.11.2020
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	NL	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
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	SM	11.11.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
	CZ	11.11.2020
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	EE	11.11.2020
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	LV	11.11.2020
	MC	11.11.2020
	NL	11.11.2020
	PL	11.11.2020
	RO	11.11.2020
	RS	11.11.2020
	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
	SK	11.11.2020
	SM	11.11.2020
	IE	09.02.2021
	LU	09.02.2021
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
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	EE	11.11.2020
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	RO	11.11.2020
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	SE	11.11.2020
	SI	11.11.2020
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	SM	11.11.2020
	LU	09.02.2021
	BG	11.02.2021
	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
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Former [2021/48]	AL	11.11.2020
	AT	11.11.2020
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	CH	28.02.2021
	LI	28.02.2021
	IS	11.03.2021
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	NO	11.02.2021
	GR	12.02.2021
	CH	28.02.2021
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	IS	11.03.2021
	PT	11.03.2021
Former [2021/46]	AL	11.11.2020
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US5699054 (DUCKWORTH PAUL C [US], et al) [A] 1-13* column 4, line 44 - column 5, line 5 *;
		[A]US2014118119 (GEERLINGS STEVEN L [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0051] *
	International search	[Y]US5442340 (DYKEMA KURT A [US]) [Y] 18 * , col. 9, line 63-col.l0, line 22, fig.5a, 5b *;
		[A]US2010301999 (CARLSON GRANT B [US], et al)[A] 1-20;
		[XY]US2015364033 (WITKOWSKI TODD R [US], et al) [X] 1-17, 19, 20 * , abstract, paragraphs [0002],[0015],[0018], [0021]-[0023], [0041]-[0042], [0049], [0050]-[0053], [0066]-[0069], [0085]-[0088], claims 12,13 * [Y] 18
	by applicant	US5699054
		US2014118119

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