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EP3676654 - APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTERPUPILLARY-DISTANCE-ADJUSTABLE HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS [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  04.10.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
[2023/47]
Former [2020/28]For all designated states
Facebook Technologies, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Rui
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
02 / YU, Michael Xingyi
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
 [2020/28]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/28]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date18852431.827.08.2018
[2020/28]
WO2018US48178
Priority number, dateUS20171569144330.08.2017         Original published format: US201715691443
[2020/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019046209
Date:07.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3676654
Date:08.07.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.03.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3676654
Date:08.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR07.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/01, G02B7/12, G02B27/04, H04N13/344
[2020/39]
CPC:
H04N13/344 (EP,US); H04N13/327 (US); G02B27/017 (US);
G02B27/0176 (EP); G02B27/04 (EP); G02B7/12 (EP);
G02B2027/011 (EP); G02B2027/0181 (EP); H04N2213/001 (US);
H04N2213/002 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/28]G02B27/01
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 [2020/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR INTERAKTIVE KOPFMONTIERTE ANZEIGEN MIT EINSTELLBAREM AUGENABSTAND[2020/28]
English:APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTERPUPILLARY-DISTANCE-ADJUSTABLE HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS[2020/28]
French:APPAREIL, SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'AFFICHAGES DE TÊTE À ÉCART INTERPUPILLAIRE RÉGLABLE[2020/28]
Entry into regional phase31.01.2020National basic fee paid 
31.01.2020Search fee paid 
31.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
31.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/28]
13.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
05.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.01.2023Fee for grant paid
23.01.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.01.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP2905650  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1 * paragraphs [0055] , [0 57] * * figures 5C, 9 *[I] 2-14
International search[A]US5347400  (HUNTER KEN [US]) [A] 1-23, 28-30, 33, 34* See column 3, line 3 - column 4, line 40 and claim 1. *;
 [Y]EP0883012  (SEIKO EPSON CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-23, 28-30, 33, 34 * See paragraphs [0024], [0041], [0048], [0061], [0073], [0074], [0079], [0081] and figures 4, 11, 15, 19, 20. *;
 [A]JP3956296B  (STEREONICS LTD.) [A] 1-23, 28-30, 33, 34 * See paragraphs [0017]-[0037]. *;
 [Y]JP2015213271  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [Y] 1-23, 28-30, 33, 34 * See paragraph [0040]. *;
 [A]KR20170082394  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-23, 28-30, 33, 34 * See paragraphs [0074]-[0080] and claims 1, 7-10. *
ExaminationUS2016341953
by applicantEP2905650
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