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EP About this file: EP3649482

EP3649482 - USE OF EXTENDED DETECTION PERIODS FOR RANGE ALIASING DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN A LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.09.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.05.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): NL		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Waymo LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2020/20]
Inventor(s)01 / SHAND, Mark, Alexander
Waymo LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
 [2020/20]
Representative(s)Chettle, John Edward, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2020/20]
Application number, filing date18841748.906.06.2018
[2020/20]
WO2018US36227
Priority number, dateUS20171566559101.08.2017         Original published format: US201715665591
[2020/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019027567
Date:07.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3649482
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.02.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3649482
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR07.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01S7/491, G01S17/89, G05D1/02, G01S7/4865, G01S17/10, G01S17/42, G01S17/931, // G01S7/484
[2021/15]
CPC:
G01S7/4865 (EP,IL,US); G01S7/4913 (IL,KR); G01S7/491 (CN,IL);
G01S17/10 (EP,IL,US); G01S17/42 (EP,IL,US); G01S17/89 (CN,IL);
G01S17/931 (EP,CN,IL,US); G01S7/484 (EP,IL); G05D1/0214 (CN,IL);
G05D1/0257 (IL) (-)
Former IPC [2020/20]G01S7/491, G01S17/89, G05D1/02
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 [2020/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON ERWEITERTEN DETEKTIONSZEITRÄUMEN ZUR DETEKTION UND VERRINGERUNG VON RANGE ALIASING IN EINEM LICHTDETEKTIONS- UND -ENTFERNUNGSMESSSYSTEM (LIDAR)[2020/20]
English:USE OF EXTENDED DETECTION PERIODS FOR RANGE ALIASING DETECTION AND MITIGATION IN A LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SYSTEM[2020/20]
French:UTILISATION DE PÉRIODES DE DÉTECTION ÉTENDUES POUR LA DÉTECTION ET L'ATTÉNUATION D'UN REPLIEMENT DE PORTÉE DANS UN SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION ET DE LOCALISATION PAR LA LUMIÈRE (LIDAR)[2020/20]
Entry into regional phase06.02.2020National basic fee paid 
06.02.2020Search fee paid 
06.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
06.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/20]
11.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
29.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.02.2024Fee for grant paid
09.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP24156948.2  / EP4375703
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.202003   M06   Fee paid on   28.10.2020
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
NL20.03.2024
SE20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
[2024/41]
Former [2024/37]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
SE20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/36]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
LV20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/34]BG20.03.2024
FI20.03.2024
HR20.03.2024
LT20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
RS20.06.2024
GR21.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT20.03.2024
NO20.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]US2005162638  (SUZUKI YOUSUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1-11,14,15* paragraphs [0068] - [0070] - [0079] - [0085] - [0127] - [0133]; figures 1,9 *
International search[A]US8368876  (JOHNSON MICHAEL D [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * See figures 7A-7B. *;
 [A]US8629976  (HUI HUA [US], et al) [A] 1-20* See figures 2A-2B. *;
 [A]US2015070683  (LEPERE GREGORY [SE], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0056]-[0061], [0115]-[0116]; claim 1; and figures 1-3, 27. *;
 [A]US9383447  (SCHMITT NIKOLAUS [DE], et al) [A] 1-20 * See figures 4a-4b. *;
 [A]US2016370460  (TAKAHASHI SHU [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * See figures 2A, 3-4, 10. *
by applicantUS2005162638
 US2015070683
 US2019004177
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