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EP About this file: EP3956632

EP3956632 - ADDRESSABLE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ARRAY FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED LIGHT PATTERNS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.08.2023
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  11.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip30.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
[2023/47]
Former [2022/08]For all designated states
Facebook Technologies, LLC.
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GINZBURG, Jonatan
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
 [2022/08]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/08]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date20722940.210.04.2020
[2022/08]
WO2020US27753
Priority number, dateUS201962835965P18.04.2019         Original published format: US 201962835965 P
US20191652148024.07.2019         Original published format: US201916521480
[2022/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020214503
Date:22.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3956632
Date:23.02.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01B11/25, H01S5/42
[2022/08]
CPC:
G01B11/2513 (EP,US); H01S5/423 (EP,CN,US); H01S5/4087 (US);
G03B21/2013 (CN); G03B21/2033 (CN); H01S5/02345 (EP,CN);
H01S5/042 (CN); H01S5/04256 (EP); H01S5/06233 (US);
H01S5/06236 (US); H01S5/0624 (US); H01S5/06243 (US);
H01S5/4025 (US); H01S5/4081 (US); G02B27/0172 (US);
G02C5/008 (US); H01S5/005 (EP,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 [2022/08]
TitleGerman:ADRESSIERBARE OBERFLÄCHENEMITTIERENDE LASERANORDNUNG MIT VERTIKALEN HOHLRÄUMEN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON STRUKTURIERTEN LICHTMUSTERN[2022/08]
English:ADDRESSABLE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ARRAY FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED LIGHT PATTERNS[2022/08]
French:RÉSEAU LASER À ÉMISSION PAR LA SURFACE À CAVITÉ VERTICALE ADRESSABLE POUR LA GÉNÉRATION DE MOTIFS LUMINEUX STRUCTURÉS[2022/08]
Entry into regional phase21.10.2021National basic fee paid 
21.10.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
21.10.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.10.2021Examination requested  [2022/08]
21.10.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XYI]US2014376092  (MOR ZAFRIR [IL]) [X] 1,4,8,10-12,16,17,19,20 * paragraphs [0046] - [0056]; figures 5A, 5B; claims 1-3 * [Y] 5,6,14,15 [I] 2,5,13,14,18;
 [XYI]EP2827175  (PRINCETON OPTRONICS INC [US]) [X] 1,3,4,7,9-12,16,17,19,20 * paragraphs [0061] - [0063] - [0 73] - [0094]; figures 4, 7-9 * [Y] 5,6,14,15 [I] 2,5,13,14,18;
 [A]US2017195653  (TRAIL NICHOLAS DANIEL [US], et al) [A] 1-20* the whole document *;
 [A]EP3282285  (OCULUS VR LLC [US]) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO2019040506  (PRINCETON OPTRONICS INC [US]) [Y] 5,6,14,15 * paragraphs [0028] - [0033]; figures 3, 4(a) *;
 [XP]WO2020050777  (AMS SENSORS ASIA PTE LTD [SG]) [XP] 1,3,4,8-13,16-20 * paragraphs [0031] - [0034] - [0037] , [0040] - [0044]; figures 1,2,5,7,10-12 *
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