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EP3818494 - SCANNER AND METHOD FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURE OF TARGET OBJECT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.09.2023
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.04.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.01.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  02.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, SK
published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2021/19]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Pu
c/o Mitsubishi Electric
Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
02 / AKINO, Toshiaki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric
Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
03 / FU, Haoyu
c/o Mitsubishi Electric
Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
04 / ORLIK, Philip
c/o Mitsubishi Electric
Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
 [2023/43]
Former [2021/19]01 / WANG, Pu
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
02 / AKINO, Toshiaki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
03 / FU, Haoyu
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
04 / ORLIK, Philip
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
An der Frauenkirche 20
01067 Dresden / DE
[2021/19]
Application number, filing date19712305.224.01.2019
[2021/19]
WO2019JP03761
Priority number, dateUS20181602767105.07.2018         Original published format: US201816027671
[2021/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020008670
Date:09.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3818494
Date:12.05.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.01.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3818494
Date:25.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06T3/40, G01N21/3581, // G01N21/84, G01N21/88
[2023/21]
CPC:
G01N21/3581 (EP,US); G06T11/008 (US); G01N21/55 (US);
G01N21/8851 (US); G06T3/4076 (EP,US); G01N2021/8438 (EP,US);
G01N2021/8887 (EP,US); G06T2200/04 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/19]G06T3/40, G01N21/3581
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 [2021/19]
TitleGerman:SCANNER UND VERFAHREN ZUR BILDREKONSTRUKTION EINER STRUKTUR EINES ZIELOBJEKTS[2021/19]
English:SCANNER AND METHOD FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURE OF TARGET OBJECT[2021/19]
French:SCANNER ET PROCÉDÉ DE RECONSTRUCTION D'UNE IMAGE DE STRUCTURE D'OBJET CIBLE[2021/19]
Entry into regional phase21.12.2020National basic fee paid 
21.12.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
21.12.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/19]
21.12.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.05.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2023Fee for grant paid
13.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.10.2023
CZ25.10.2023
DK25.10.2023
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BG25.01.2024
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