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EP3732437 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A THICKNESS OF AN ELONGATE OR EXTENDED STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2020/45]METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A THICKNESS OF AN ELONGATE OR EXTENDED STRUCTURE
[2022/06]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.06.2023
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.06.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.02.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.10.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.04.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  01.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 21.08.2024  [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Guided Ultrasonics Ltd
Wavemaker House
3 Brentwaters, Business Park The Ham
Brentford
London, Greater London TW8 8HQ / GB
[2020/45]
Inventor(s)01 / VINE, Keith
c/o Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, Wavemaker House
3 Brentwaters Business Park The Ham
Brentford, Greater London TW8 8HQ / GB
02 / VOGT, Thomas
c/o Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, Wavemaker House
3 Brentwaters Business Park The Ham
Brentford, Greater London TW8 8HQ / GB
03 / MILEWCZYK, Stefan Joshua
c/o Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, Wavemaker House
3 Brentwaters Business Park The Ham
Brentford, Greater London TW8 8HQ / GB
 [2020/45]
Representative(s)Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
406 Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge CB4 0WW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/45]Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
Byron House
Cambridge Business Park
Cowley Road
Cambridge CB4 0WZ / GB
Application number, filing date19790720.709.10.2019
[2020/45]
WO2019GB52865
Priority number, dateGB2018001655210.10.2018         Original published format: GB 201816552
[2020/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020074895
Date:16.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3732437
Date:04.11.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.04.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3732437
Date:17.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01B17/02, G01N29/07, G01N29/11, G01N29/46
[2022/06]
CPC:
G01B17/02 (EP,GB,US); G01N29/043 (GB); G01N29/07 (EP);
G01N29/11 (EP); G01N29/46 (EP); G01N2291/02854 (EP);
G01N2291/0425 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/45]G01B17/02, G01N29/12, G01N29/34, G01N29/44, G01N29/46
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 [2020/45]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER DICKE EINER LÄNGLICHEN ODER GESTRECKTEN STRUKTUR[2022/06]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A THICKNESS OF AN ELONGATE OR EXTENDED STRUCTURE[2022/06]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR DÉTERMINER UNE ÉPAISSEUR D'UNE STRUCTURE ALLONGÉE OU ÉTENDUE[2022/06]
Former [2020/45]VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER DICKE EINER LÄNGLICHEN ODER GESTRECKTEN STRUKTUR
Former [2020/45]METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A THICKNESS OF AN ELONGATE OR EXTENDED STRUCTURE
Former [2020/45]PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES POUR DÉTERMINER UNE ÉPAISSEUR D'UNE STRUCTURE ALLONGÉE OU ÉTENDUE
Entry into regional phase31.07.2020National basic fee paid 
31.07.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
31.07.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/45]
31.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.04.2022Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.06.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.07.2022Fee for grant paid
06.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP22190609.2  / EP4130655
Opposition(s)19.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[XI]US4305294  (VASILE CARMINE F, et al) [X] 15,17,23 * column 4, line 41 - column 5, line 65; figure 1 * [I] 1-14,16,18-22,24-35;
 [A]US5965818  (WANG WEICHENG DAVID [US]) [A] 1-37 * column 2, line 3 - column 5, line 4; figures 1-5 *;
 [A]GB2552858  (GUIDED ULTRASONICS LTD [GB]) [A] 1-37 * page 10, line 14 - page 11, line 15; figure 2 ** page 12, line 7 - page 13, line 8; figure 5 *;
 [XI]  - J.L. ROSE ET AL, "Using ultrasonic guided wave mode cutoff for corrosion detection and classification", PROCEEDINGS / 1998 IEEE ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM : OCTOBER 5 - 8, 1998, HOTEL METROPOLITAN SENDAI, SENDAI, MIYAGI, JAPAN ; AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, Piscataway, NJ, USA, (19980101), vol. 1, doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.1998.762277, ISBN 978-0-7803-4095-4, pages 851 - 854, XP055656522 [X] 15,17,23,33,36,37 * EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; pages 853-854 * [I] 1-14,16,18-22,24-32,34,35

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.1998.762277
by applicant   - "Ultrasonic Measurement of Pipe Thickness", C. LEBOWITZL. BROWN, Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Plenum Press, (19930000), vol. 12, page 1987
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