blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3610316

EP3610316 - FIXED FOCUS IMAGE LIGHT GUIDE WITH ZONED DIFFRACTION GRATINGS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.01.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.02.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.10.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vuzix Corporation
25 Hendrix Road, Suite A
West Henrietta, New York 14586 / US
[2020/08]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHULTZ, Robert, J.
913 Taylor Rise
Victor, NY 14567 / US
02 / KOWARZ, Marek, W.
3 Portofino Circle
Henrietta, NY 14467 / US
03 / TRAVERS, Paul, J.
91 Boughton Hill Road
Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 / US
 [2020/08]
Representative(s)Flügel Preissner Schober Seidel
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 20
80335 München / DE
[2023/10]
Former [2020/08]Flügel Preissner Schober Seidel
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Nymphenburger Strasse 20
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date18801328.803.05.2018
[2020/08]
WO2018US30821
Priority number, dateUS201762507550P17.05.2017         Original published format: US 201762507550 P
[2020/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018213009
Date:22.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3610316
Date:19.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3610316
Date:08.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G02B30/22, G02B27/42, F21V8/00
[2020/50]
CPC:
G02B27/0172 (EP,US); G02B27/0081 (EP); G02B27/4205 (EP);
G02B30/34 (EP); G02B6/0016 (US); G02B6/0038 (US);
G02B6/0058 (US); G02B2027/0174 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/08]G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G02B27/22, G02B27/42, F21V8/00
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 [2020/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FESTFOKUSBILDLICHTLEITER MIT ZONIERTEN BEUGUNGSGITTERN[2020/08]
English:FIXED FOCUS IMAGE LIGHT GUIDE WITH ZONED DIFFRACTION GRATINGS[2020/08]
French:GUIDE DE LUMIÈRE D'IMAGE À FOYER FIXE AVEC RÉSEAUX DE DIFFRACTION EN ZONES[2020/08]
Entry into regional phase14.11.2019National basic fee paid 
14.11.2019Search fee paid 
14.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
14.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/08]
10.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.01.2023Fee for grant paid
25.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP21186747.8  / EP3916465
Opposition(s)11.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
12.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
13.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
IT08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
IE03.05.2023
LU03.05.2023
BE31.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/24]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
IE03.05.2023
LU03.05.2023
BE31.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/21]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
IE03.05.2023
LU03.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/10]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SI08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
LU03.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/09]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
DK08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
LU03.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2024/08]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
MC08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
LU03.05.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/50]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
PL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SK08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
IS08.07.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/49]AT08.03.2023
CZ08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RO08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/48]AT08.03.2023
EE08.03.2023
ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/46]ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
SM08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
PT10.07.2023
Former [2023/38]ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
NL08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
Former [2023/37]ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
GR09.06.2023
Former [2023/36]ES08.03.2023
FI08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
LV08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
SE08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
Former [2023/35]ES08.03.2023
HR08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
NO08.06.2023
Former [2023/34]ES08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
RS08.03.2023
Former [2023/33]ES08.03.2023
LT08.03.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US2015241705  (ABOVITZ RONY [US], et al) [A] 1* figures 3C,5B *;
 [Y]US2015346490  (TEKOLSTE ROBERT D [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * figures 14,1C,1E,12B,7 *;
 [Y]WO2017039820  (LEIA INC [US]) [Y] 1-15 * figures 1D,4A-4D *
International search[YA]EP0981065  (MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY [US]) [Y] 1-3, 13-21, 23 & 28-29 * ; abstract; paragraphs [0017], [0025] & [0080]; figure 14G * [A] 4-12, 22, 24-27 & 30-36;
 [A]US2009040580  (MUKAWA HIROSHI [JP]) [A] 1-36* ; abstract, figures 5, 7, paragraphs [0047]-[0048], [0051] *;
 [A]US8531772  (CHANN BIEN [US], et al) [A] 1-36 * ; column 4, lines 10-20 *;
 [YA]EP2748659  (VUZIX CORP [US]) [Y] 1-3, 13-21, 23 & 28-29 * ; abstract, paragraphs [0001], [0013], [0015], [0019]-[0022], [0023], claim 1, figures 1 & 2 * [A] 4-12, 22, 24-27 & 30-36
by applicantUS2015346490
 WO2017039820
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.