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EP3836831 - MULTIFOCAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY THROUGH AN ERGODIC RELAY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.05.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip15.01.2024New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: payment of fee 
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Applicant(s)For all designated states
California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Boulevard
MC 6-32
Pasadena, CA 91125 / US
[2021/25]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Lihong
Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships
1200 East California Blvd, MC 6-32
Pasadena, California 91125 / US
02 / LI, Yang
Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships
1200 East California Blvd, MC 6-32
Pasadena, California 91125 / US
03 / WONG, Tsz Wai
Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships
1200 East California Blvd, MC 6-32
Pasadena, California 91125 / US
 [2021/25]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
One Portwall Square
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6BH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/25]Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Application number, filing date19849860.214.08.2019
[2021/25]
WO2019US46574
Priority number, dateUS201862718777P14.08.2018         Original published format: US 201862718777 P
[2021/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020037082
Date:20.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3836831
Date:23.06.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.02.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR20.02.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, G01N21/17
[2022/19]
CPC:
G01N21/1702 (EP,US); G01N2021/1706 (EP,US); G01N2021/178 (EP);
G01N2201/0635 (US); G01N2201/105 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2021/25]A61B5/00
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 [2021/25]
TitleGerman:MULTIFOKALE PHOTOAKUSTISCHE MIKROSKOPIE DURCH EIN ERGODISCHES RELAIS[2021/25]
English:MULTIFOCAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY THROUGH AN ERGODIC RELAY[2021/25]
French:MICROSCOPIE PHOTOACOUSTIQUE MULTIFOCALE PAR L'INTERMÉDIAIRE D'UN RELAIS ERGODIQUE[2021/25]
Entry into regional phase08.03.2021National basic fee paid 
08.03.2021Search fee paid 
08.03.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
08.03.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.03.2021Examination requested  [2021/25]
16.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
15.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]  - LI GUO ET AL, "Reflection-mode multifocal optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy", JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS, SPIE, 1000 20TH ST. BELLINGHAM WA 98225-6705 USA, vol. 18, no. 3, doi:10.1117/1.JBO.18.3.030501, ISSN 1083-3668, (20130301), page 30501, (20130227), XP060024067 [X] 1,2,6,8-10,15 * the whole document * [I] 3-5,7,11-14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.18.3.030501
 [XI]  - JUNJIE YAO ET AL, "Double-illumination photoacoustic microscopy", OPTICS LETTERS, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, US, vol. 37, no. 4, doi:10.1364/OL.37.000659, ISSN 0146-9592, (20120215), pages 659 - 661, (20120213), XP001574164 [X] 1,2,6,8-10,15 * the whole document * [I] 3-5,7,11-14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000659
 [XP]  - LI YANG ET AL, "Multifocal photoacoustic microscopy using a single-element ultrasonic transducer through an ergodic relay", LIGHT: SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS, vol. 9, no. 135, doi:10.1038/s41377-020-00372-x, (20200731), pages 1 - 7, URL: http://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-020-00372-x, (20220407), XP055910033 [XP] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41377-020-00372-x
International search[A]US8997572  (WANG LIHONG [US], et al) [A] 1-36 * See column 5, line 59 - column 6, line 14; and figure 1. *;
 [A]JP2016101260  (CANON KK) [A] 1-36 * See paragraphs [0017]-[0027]; and figure 1. *;
 [A]JP6086718B  (OLYMPUS CORP.) [A] 1-36 * See paragraphs [0014]-[0027]; and figures 1-5. *;
 [A]US9618445  (SUN CHI-KUANG [TW], et al) [A] 1-36* See column 8, line 1 - column 9, line 60; and figures 3A-3B. *;
 [A]  - LIANG SONG et al., "Multi-focal optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy in vivo", NIH Public Access Author Manuscript, (20110513), pages 1 - 7, XP001561625 [A] 1-36 * . See pages 2-3, 5; and figures 1, 3. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.001236
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