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EP3887996 - A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.07.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  19.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
X Development LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
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Inventor(s)01 / LU, Jesse
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
02 / SCHUBERT, Martin
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
03 / ADOLF, Brian
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
 [2021/40]
Representative(s)Derry, Paul Stefan, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
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Application number, filing date20704126.008.01.2020
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WO2020US12780
Priority number, dateUS20191624484610.01.2019         Original published format: US201916244846
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Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020146526
Date:16.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3887996
Date:06.10.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.07.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F30/20, G06F30/23, G02B6/10, G02B27/00, G02B6/02
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CPC:
G06F30/20 (EP); G06F30/00 (US); G02B27/0012 (EP);
G06F30/23 (EP,US); G02B2006/02166 (EP); G02B6/10 (EP);
G02B6/122 (EP); G06F2111/10 (US) (-)
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 [2021/40]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR OPTIMIERUNG DER PHYSIKALISCHEN EIGENSCHAFTEN EINER ELEKTROMAGNETISCHEN VORRICHTUNG[2021/40]
English:A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE[2021/40]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR OPTIMISER LES CARACTÉRISTIQUES PHYSIQUES D'UN DISPOSITIF ÉLECTROMAGNÉTIQUE[2021/40]
Entry into regional phase28.06.2021National basic fee paid 
28.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
28.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/40]
28.06.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2002165682  (DOERR CHRISTOPHER RICHARD [US]) [A] 1-23 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0024] ** paragraph [0028] *;
 [I]US2018045953  (FAN JONATHAN A [US], et al) [I] 1-23 * abstract * * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0078] * * paragraph [0084] * * paragraph [0085] - paragraph [0086] * * paragraph [0202] - paragraph [0203] * * paragraph [0214] - paragraph [0215] * * paragraph [0232] - paragraph [0233] * * paragraph [0270] *;
 [I]  - IGUCHI AKITO ET AL, "Topology Optimization of Optical Waveguide Devices Based on Beam Propagation Method With Sensitivity Analysis", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE, USA, vol. 34, no. 18, doi:10.1109/JLT.2016.2597308, ISSN 0733-8724, (20160915), pages 4214 - 4220, (20160902), XP011621612 [I] 1-23 * abstract * * page 4214, column 1, paragraph l * * figures 3,4 * * page 4216, column 1, paragraph l *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2016.2597308
 [I]  - SAWADA YUSUKE ET AL, "Development of the Wavefront Matching Method Based on the 3-D Finite-Element Method and Its Application to Si-wire Mode Converters", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE, USA, vol. 36, no. 17, doi:10.1109/JLT.2018.2843383, ISSN 0733-8724, (20180901), pages 3652 - 3659, (20180711), XP011686848 [I] 1-23 * abstract * * page 3652, column 2, paragraph 2 * * page 3653, column 2, paragraph 2; figure 1 * * page 3654, column 1, paragraph 2 - column 2, paragraph 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2018.2843383
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