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EP3873596 - LIGHT THERAPY TREATMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.07.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.08.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
4032 Faculty Administrative Building
656 West Kirby
Detroit, Michigan 48202 / US
[2021/36]
Inventor(s)01 / HUETTEMANN, Maik
1128 Lakepointe Street
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan 48230 / US
02 / RECANATI, Maurice-Andre
315 West 70th St., 16th Floor
New York, New York 10023 / US
03 / SANDERSON, Thomas H.
48566 Harvest Drive
Plymouth, Michigan 48170 / US
 [2021/36]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
One Portwall Square
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6BH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/36]Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Application number, filing date19879573.431.10.2019
[2021/36]
WO2019US59103
Priority number, dateUS201862753278P31.10.2018         Original published format: US 201862753278 P
[2021/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020092729
Date:07.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3873596
Date:08.09.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.05.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU07.05.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:A61N5/06, A61B18/20, // A61N5/00
[2022/30]
CPC:
A61N5/0616 (EP,US); A61N5/0613 (EP,AU); A61B18/20 (AU);
A61N5/0601 (EP,AU); A61N5/0603 (EP,US); A61N5/062 (US);
B32B27/065 (US); B32B27/32 (US); E04F15/02 (US);
E04F15/107 (US); E04F15/187 (US); E04F15/206 (US);
E04F15/22 (US); A61B2018/1807 (AU); A61N2005/005 (EP);
A61N2005/063 (EP,US); A61N2005/0644 (EP); A61N2005/0645 (EP);
A61N2005/0647 (EP); A61N2005/0648 (EP); A61N2005/0651 (AU);
A61N2005/0652 (EP,US); A61N2005/0659 (EP,AU,US); A61N2005/0663 (US);
E04B2001/8461 (US); E04B9/045 (US); E04F2201/0107 (US);
E04F2201/0138 (US); E04F2201/026 (US); E04F2203/065 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/36]A61N5/06, A61B18/20
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 [2021/36]
TitleGerman:LICHTTHERAPIEBEHANDLUNGSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2021/36]
English:LIGHT THERAPY TREATMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS[2021/36]
French:MÉTHODE ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT PAR LUMINOTHÉRAPIE[2021/36]
Entry into regional phase27.05.2021National basic fee paid 
27.05.2021Search fee paid 
27.05.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
27.05.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/36]
16.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2003181962  (STREETER JACKSON [US]);
 [X]US2015246240  (HUTTEMANN MAIK [US], et al)
International search[X]DE4143168  (REHA TEC VERTRIEBSGES FUER MED [DE]) [X] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Claims and Figures and related text *;
 [X]WO0057804  (GERDES HAROLD M [US]) [X] 46 to 49, 55 to 56, 58 to 60 and 66 * see Abstract; Claims; Figures and related text *;
 [X]RU2179043  (SIB MED UNI) [X] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Claim and Paragraphs [0001]-[0031] *;
 [X]US2002198575  (SULLIVAN JANA [US]) [X] 46 to 67 * see Abstract; Claims and Paragraphs [0003], [0009]-[0017], [0027]-[0069]; Figures *;
 [A]RU2261130  (OMSK STATE MEDICAL ACAD) [A] 1 to 67 * see Abstract *;
 [X]CN201832290U  (B & W TEK OPTO ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO LTD) [X] 46 to 49 and 58 to 60 * see Abstract; Claims; Figures and related text *;
 [X]CN102553086  (SUZHOU INST BIOMED ENG & TECH) [X] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Figures *;
 [A]US2013344454  (NATH GUENTHER [DE]) [A] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Figures and related text *;
 [X]WO2014131115  (KLOX TECHNOLOGIES INC [CA]) [X] 46 to 67 * see Abstract; Claims; Figures and related text *;
 [X]WO2016040534  (LUMITHERA INC [US]) [X] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Claims; Figures; Paragraphs [0002]-[00025], [00077]-[000446]) *;
 [X]US2016192988  (ALBRIGHT RICHARD [US]) [X] 46 to 67 * see Abstract; Claims; Figures and related text *;
 [A]AU2016277709  (RENUDE LASER PTY LTD [AU]) [A] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Figures and related text; Claims *;
 [A]US2018093107  (BALL ANTHONY [US]) [A] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Figures and related text; Claims *;
 [X]WO2018191637  (MULTI RADIANCE MEDICAL [US]) [X] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Claims; Figures and related text *;
 [PX]WO2019090159  (LUMITHERA INC [US]) [PX] 1 to 67* see Abstract; Figures and related text *;
 [PX]US10478635  (NELSON SCOTT [US], et al) [PX] 1 to 67 * see Abstract; Figures and related text *
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