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EP About this file: EP3664940

EP3664940 - OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER (CMUT) [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  12.07.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.10.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
North Carolina State University
1021 Main Campus Drive 2nd Floor
Raleigh, NC 27606 / US
[2020/25]
Inventor(s)01 / ORALKAN, Omer
North Carolina State University
1021 Main Campus Drive 2nd Floor
Raleigh, NC 27606 / US
02 / YAMANER, Feysel Yalcin
North Carolina State University
1021 Main Campus Drive 2nd Floor
Raleigh, NC 27606 / US
03 / ZHANG, Xiao
North Carolina State University
1021 Main Campus Drive 2nd Floor
Raleigh, NC 27606 / US
 [2022/02]
Former [2020/25]01 / ORALKAN, Omer
North Carolina State University
1021 Main Campus Drive
2nd Floor
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 / US
02 / YAMANER, Feysel Yalcin
North Carolina State University
1021 Main Campus Drive
2nd Floor
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 / US
03 / ZHANG, Xiao
North Carolina State University
1021 Main Campus Drive
2nd Floor
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 / US
Representative(s)Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 330 920
80069 München / DE
[2020/25]
Application number, filing date18844098.610.08.2018
[2020/25]
WO2018US46170
Priority number, dateUS201762544451P11.08.2017         Original published format: US 201762544451 P
[2020/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019032938
Date:14.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3664940
Date:17.06.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:B06B1/02, B06B1/04, B06B1/18, G01N29/24
[2020/25]
CPC:
G01N29/2406 (EP,US); B06B1/0292 (EP,US); B06B1/0215 (US);
B81B3/0083 (US); B81C1/00714 (US); B81C3/001 (US);
B81B2201/0271 (US); B81B2203/0315 (US); B81B2203/04 (US);
B81C2203/031 (US); B81C2203/032 (US); G01N2291/106 (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 [2020/25]
TitleGerman:OPTISCH TRANSPARENTER MIKROBEARBEITETER ULTRASCHALLWANDLER (CMUT)[2020/25]
English:OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER (CMUT)[2020/25]
French:TRANSDUCTEUR À ULTRASONS MICRO-USINÉ (CMUT) OPTIQUEMENT TRANSPARENT[2020/25]
Entry into regional phase09.03.2020National basic fee paid 
09.03.2020Search fee paid 
09.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
09.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/25]
17.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.03.2024Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2024/33]
17.04.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2024/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
11.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
05.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2005177045  (DEGERTEKIN F L [US], et al) [Y] 4 * paragraph [0038] *;
 [Y]WO2005087391  (GEORGIA TECH RES INST [US], et al) [Y] 3 * page 19, line 21 - line 23 *;
 [Y]US2011227448  (KANDORI ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 2 * paragraph [0041] *;
 [Y]US2016051225  (KIM DONGKYUN [KR], et al) [Y] 6* figure 6 *;
 [XY]  - DA-CHEN PANG ET AL, "Development of a Novel Transparent Flexible Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer", SENSORS, (20170101), vol. 17, no. 6, doi:10.3390/s17061443, page 1443, XP055620130 [X] 1,5,7-15 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0003] * * figures 3,4,5,8 * * table 1 * [Y] 2-4,6

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s17061443
International search[A]US2005200241  (DEGERTEKIN F L [US]) [A] 1-7 * ; entire document *;
 [A]US2007230721  (WHITE ROBERT D [US], et al) [A] 1-7 * ; entire document *;
 [Y]US2008087105  (RENKEN WAYNE G [US], et al) [Y] 3, 4/3, 5/4/3, 6/5/4/3, & 7/4/3 * ; abstract; figure 6A; paragraph [0056 & 0058] *;
 [A]US2011068654  (CHENG CHING-HSIANG [HK], et al) [A] 1-7 * ; entire document *;
 [A]WO2017115010  (TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY [FI]) [A] 1-7 * ; entire document *;
 [PX]US2017232474  (ORALKAN OMER [US], et al) [PX] 1-7* ; entire document *;
 [XY]  - ZHANG, X et al., "CMUTs on Glass with ITO Bottom Electrodes for Improved Transparency", IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, (20161103), pages 1 - 4, URL: https://research.ece.ncsu.edu/imist/wp-content/uptoads/ 2016/11/02 _Zhang_16.pdf, (20180925), XP032988553 [X] 1-2, 4/1-4/2, 5/4/1-5/4/2 & 6/5/4/1-6/5/4/2 * ; entire document. * [Y] 3, 4/3, 5/4/3, 6/5/4/3, & 7

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2016.7728671
 [Y]  - Anonymous, "Corning Willow Glass", (20170123), Fact Sheet, URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20170123132604/http://www.corning.com/media/worldwide/cdt/documents/Willow_2014_fact_sheet.pdf, (20180925), XP009519318 [Y] 7 * ; entire document. *
by applicantUS2005177045
 US2005200241
 WO2005087391
 US2007230721
 US2008087105
 US2011068654
 US2011227448
 US2016051225
 WO2017115010
 US2017232474
    - DA-CHEN PANG et al., "Development of a Novel Transparent Flexible Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer", SENSORS, (20170101), vol. 17, no. 6, doi:10.3390/s17061443, page 1443, XP055620130

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s17061443
    - ZHANG et al., "CMUTs on Glass with ITO Bottom Electrodes for Improved Transparency", IEEE International Ultrasonic Symposium, (20161103), pages 1 - 4
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