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EP3695262 - LENS FOR USE IN FLASH DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.03.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.10.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.04.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 24.04.2024  [2024/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lumileds LLC
370 West Trimble Road
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
[2024/17]
Former [2021/02]For all designated states
Lumileds LLC
370 West Trimble Road
San Jose, CA 95131 / US
Former [2020/34]For all designated states
Lumileds Holding B.V.
The Base, Tower B5 unit 107
Evert van de Beekstraat 1
1118 CL Schiphol / NL
Inventor(s)01 / LIN, Xueqin
Pudong New Area
Changli East Road 190 Lane 10
Shanghai 200126 / CN
 [2020/34]
Representative(s)Beckord & Niedlich Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Marktplatz 17
83607 Holzkirchen / DE
[2024/17]
Former [2020/34]ter Heegde, Paul Gerard Michel
Lumileds Germany GmbH
Philipsstraße 8
52068 Aachen / DE
Application number, filing date18793144.909.10.2018
[2020/34]
WO2018US55020
Priority number, dateWO2017CN10547710.10.2017         Original published format: PCT/CN2017/105477
EP2017020150414.11.2017         Original published format: EP 17201504
US20181615404408.10.2018         Original published format: US201816154044
[2020/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019074929
Date:18.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3695262
Date:19.08.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.04.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3695262
Date:24.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G02B19/00, F21V5/00, F21V7/00, F21V13/02, G03B15/03, G02B27/09
[2020/34]
CPC:
G02B27/0927 (EP,KR,US); G02B19/0014 (EP,KR,US); H04N23/56 (EP,KR,US);
G02B19/0061 (EP,KR,US); G02B27/0961 (EP,KR,US); G02B27/30 (KR,US);
H04N23/51 (KR,US); H04N23/54 (KR,US); H04N23/55 (KR,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 [2020/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LINSE ZUR VERWENDUNG IN EINER BLITZVORRICHTUNG[2023/51]
English:LENS FOR USE IN FLASH DEVICE[2020/34]
French:LENTILLE À UTILISER DANS UN DISPOSITIF FLASH[2023/51]
Former [2020/34]LINSE ZUR VERWENDUNG IN EINER BLINKVORRICHTUNG
Former [2020/34]LENTILLE DESTINÉE À ÊTRE UTILISÉE DANS UN DISPOSITIF DE FLASH
Entry into regional phase11.05.2020National basic fee paid 
11.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/34]
11.05.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.03.2024Fee for grant paid
20.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
02.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP1754997  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [Y] 1-20 * figures 2,12-15 * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0033] *;
 [A]US2015253469  (LE GROS CHRISTOPHE [CH], et al) [A] 1-20 * paragraph [0111] - paragraph [0116] * * page 5; figure 5 *;
 [Y]CN105049742  (SHANGHAI YUDE COMM TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [Y] 1-5,8-13,16-20 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0023]; table 1 * * claim 1 * * abstract *;
 [Y]  - XU CHUNYUN ET AL, "Optical design of rectangular illumination with freeform lenses for the application of LED road lighting", FRONTIERS OF OPTOELECTRONICS, HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS, HEIDELBERG, vol. 10, no. 4, doi:10.1007/S12200-017-0707-7, ISSN 2095-2759, (20170926), pages 353 - 362, (20170926), XP036386657 [Y] 6,7,14,15 * Chapter 2: Design Principle * * figures 6,8,11-13 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12200-017-0707-7
 [Y]  - Yi Luo ET AL, "Design of compact and smooth free-form optical system with uniform illuminance for LED source", Optics express, United States, doi:10.1364/OE.18.009055, (20100426), pages 9055 - 1501, URL: https://www.osapublishing.org/DirectPDFAccess/1DF5CD38-9A38-7D87-1D9B396FA9A29936_198231/oe-18-9-9055.pdf?da=1&id=198231&seq=0&mobile=no, (20181121), XP055525682 [Y] 6,7,14,15 * abstract * * figure 8 * * Chapter 2: Feedback modification method *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.009055
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