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EP3678384 - RING SCREEN SPEAKER ARRAY AND VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCE FORMATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.10.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.02.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Soundking Electroncs & Sound Co., Ltd.
No.818 Chengxin Road
Yinzhou District
Ningbo, Zheijiang 315100 / CN
[2020/28]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHAO, Qian
No.818 Chengxin Road, Yinzhou District
Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100 / CN
02 / ZHENG, Jianguo
No.818 Chengxin Road, Yinzhou District
Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100 / CN
 [2020/28]
Representative(s)Ipside
7-9 Allée Haussmann
33300 Bordeaux Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/28]Ipside
7-9 Allées Haussmann
33300 Bordeaux Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date18932557.430.09.2018
[2020/28]
WO2018CN109215
Priority number, dateCN2018112839604.09.2018         Original published format: CN201811028396
[2020/28]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020047930
Date:12.03.2020
Language:ZH
[2020/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3678384
Date:08.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN12.03.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.11.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/40, H04R1/26, // H04R1/02
[2021/51]
CPC:
H04R1/26 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04R1/403 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04R5/02 (US);
H04R1/028 (EP); H04R2201/401 (EP); H04R2430/01 (EP);
H04R2430/03 (EP); H04R2499/15 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/28]H04R1/40, H04R1/26
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]
TitleGerman:RINGSCHIRM-LAUTSPRECHERANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER VIRTUELLEN TONQUELLE[2020/28]
English:RING SCREEN SPEAKER ARRAY AND VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCE FORMATION METHOD[2020/28]
French:RÉSEAU DE HAUT-PARLEURS À ÉCRAN ANNULAIRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION DE SOURCE SONORE VIRTUELLE[2020/28]
Entry into regional phase30.03.2020Translation filed 
30.03.2020National basic fee paid 
30.03.2020Search fee paid 
30.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
30.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/28]
08.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
28.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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