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EP3639068 - ULTRA THIN FRESNEL LENSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/17]ULTRA THIN FRESNEL LENSES AND OTHER OPTICAL ELEMENTS
[2024/15]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.03.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Wavefront Technology, Inc.
7350 Somerset Blvd
Paramount, CA 90723 / US
[2020/17]
Inventor(s)01 / PETERSEN, Joel, Mikael
7350 Somerset Blvd.
Paramount California 90723 / US
02 / RICH, Christopher, Chapman
7350 Somerset Blvd.
Paramount California 90723 / US
 [2020/17]
Representative(s)Houghton, Mark Phillip
Patent Outsourcing Limited 1 King Street
Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1DZ / GB
[2020/17]
Application number, filing date18835205.816.07.2018
[2020/17]
WO2018US42330
Priority number, dateUS20171565556720.07.2017         Original published format: US201715655567
[2020/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019018307
Date:24.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3639068
Date:22.04.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification
No.:EP3639068
Date:04.09.2024
Language:EN
[2024/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.01.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B3/08, F21V5/00, G02B3/00, G03B21/00, // G02B5/09, G02B5/18
[2020/27]
CPC:
G02B3/08 (EP,US); G02B3/0043 (US); G02B2003/0093 (US);
G02B3/0056 (US); G02B5/09 (EP,US); G02B5/1866 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/17]G02B3/08, F21V5/00, G02B3/00, G03B21/00
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 [2020/17]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ULTRADÜNNE FRESNEL-LINSEN[2024/15]
English:ULTRA THIN FRESNEL LENSES[2024/15]
French:LENTILLES DE FRESNEL ULTRA-MINCES[2024/15]
Former [2020/17]ULTRADÜNNE FRESNEL-LINSEN UND ANDERE OPTISCHE ELEMENTE
Former [2020/17]ULTRA THIN FRESNEL LENSES AND OTHER OPTICAL ELEMENTS
Former [2020/17]LENTILLES DE FRESNEL ULTRA-MINCES ET AUTRES ÉLÉMENTS OPTIQUES
Entry into regional phase17.01.2020National basic fee paid 
17.01.2020Search fee paid 
17.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
17.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/17]
12.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2024Fee for grant paid
25.07.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.07.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
16.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
12.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4871233  (SHEIMAN DAVID M [US]);
 [I]US5751387  (IIGAHAMA YUKIO [JP], et al);
 [I]US2005141087  (YOSHIDA YOSHIKI [JP]);
 [A]US2011007505  (WANG PEI-CHOA [TW]);
 [XI]WO2014061730  (ASAHI GLASS CO LTD [JP]);
 [A]US2015205139  (WEBER MICHAEL F [US], et al);
 [I]US2016223815  (DOBSCHAL HANS-JUERGEN [DE], et al)
International search[X]US2005200953  (SEKIGUCHI HIROSHI [JP], et al) [X] 67-69 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2005180004  (SEKIGUCHI HIROSHI [JP]) [Y] 1-3, 64-66 * entire document *;
 [Y]EP1183569  (MICROSHARP CORPORATON LTD [GB]) [Y] 1-3, 64-66 * entire document *;
 [A]US2006245055  (PETERSON MARK D [US], et al) [A] 1-3, 64-69 * entire document *;
 [A]US2004047037  (PETERSON MARK DAVID [US], et al) [A] 1-3, 64-69 * entire document *
by applicantWO2014061730
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